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Mexico advances in the World Cup and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Caribbean Latin America Mexico the World Cup
Pictures of the Week Latin America and Caribbean Photo Gallery - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

June 12-18, 2026

Mexico became the first country to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0. Merlín the duck is celebrated as the team mascot.

Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election.

A deeply divided electorate is preparing to vote for Colombia’s next president in a tight runoff election between a progressive and a conservative outsider.

This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.

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