AP photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

A woman holds a cat rescued after wildfires swept through homes near Lirquen, Chile, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres,File)

People transporting food to victims of wildfires walk past charred cars in Lirquen, Chile, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres, File)

Relatives of people they consider to be detained for political reasons kneel in front of police guarding the Zona 7 Bolivarian National Police detention center in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

BYD hybrid and electric vehicles shipped from China are parked at Terminal Zarate in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)

Sofia cools off in an inflatable pool with her brothers while their horses drink from it in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

A Venezuelan deported from the U.S. shows his hands in handcuffs and chains after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport on a plane of deportees in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Soldiers patrol an area next to a piece of graffiti referring to the Mara Salvatrucha gang during the country’s state of emergency, following an escalation of gang-related violence, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Sparkling Violetear hummingbirds flutter at the Yanacocha Reserve in Nono, Ecuador, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)

Presidential honor guards stand at the National Palace during a prayer breakfast hosted by President Nayib Bukele, attended by a couple U.S. lawmakers, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

Children swim in front of a stranded ship at Costa Azul beach in Ventanilla, Peru, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)