Soldiers stand in formation during a vigil in memory of the victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo, at the Monument to the Fallen Heroes in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
March 20 – 26, 2026
Soldiers held a vigil in Bogotá, Colombia, for the victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo in the country’s south. Soccer star Lionel Messi took part in a training ahead of an Argentina friendly against Mauritania in Buenos Aires. Migrants marched through Chiapas state protesting long waits for paperwork and requesting authorization to move to areas with greater employment prospects.
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This gallery was curated by photographer Martín Mejía, based in Lima, Peru.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi warms up during a training session ahead of an international friendly match against Mauritania, at the Argentina Soccer Association in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)Migrants walk on the highway through the municipality of Huehuetan, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, after leaving Tapachula the previous night. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)A protester takes part in a march demanding higher salaries, pensions and benefits in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)A fisherman stands on the shore after suspending fishing trips because of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that authorities said originated from an unidentified vessel and two natural oil seeps, in Salinas, Mexico, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Bolivia fans cheer after their country’s second goal against Suriname in a World Cup 2026 playoff semifinal held in Mexico, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Photos of Uruguayans who disappeared in Argentina during Argentina’s military dictatorship (1976–1983) are hung on a street in Montevideo, Uruguay, on the anniversary of the coup that brought the regime to power, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)Activists demonstrate during a rally on the anniversary of the coup that brought the military regime (1976-1983) to power, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, stands next to an F-39E Gripen fighter jet during a ceremony presenting the first supersonic aircraft assembled in Brazil, developed by Saab, at the Embraer plant in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. From left are Brazilian Air Force Commander Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, Defense Minister Jose Mucio, Lula, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Saab CEO Micael Johansson. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)A cyclist rides on a coastal road at sunrise in Panama City, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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