Cuba’s national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

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FILE - People look at a barricade set up by residents protesting against prolonged power outages in Havana, Cuba, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

May 8-14, 2026

Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces as residents in the capital Havana faced ongoing blackouts. Some residents in the capital set up burning barricades to protest the prolonged power outages.

Colombia’s Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetland is facing an environmental crisis due to an invasive plant native to Asia. This fast-growing vegetation is choking fishing routes and clogging waterways, impacting local communities that rely on the lagoon for their livelihoods.

Vast crowds in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, marched toward the government headquarters to denounce budget shortfalls eroding the financial foundation of the country’s higher education.

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

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Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – A fishermen tries to navigate while surrounded by an invasive plant called a water hyacinth, also known as Eichhornia crassipes on the outskirts of Nueva Venecia, Colombia, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – People protest to demand more funding for public universities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – A resident of Cité Soleil kneels before a police armored vehicle and demands that the police go and fight the gangs that control their neighborhood, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Military school students march during the 215th Independence Day parade in Asuncion, Paraguay, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Highways are free of traffic due to Aymara farmers blocking the roads during an anti-government protest in El Alto, Bolivia, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – A vendor stacks garlic for sale at a produce market in Lima, Peru, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Street artist Mauro Maureira paints an image of Jesus Christ as faithful take part in the Christ of May procession in Santiago, Chile, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – A worker carries pork inside a butcher shop at the Mataderos meat market in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – An activist screams “freedom” at Bolivarian National Police standing guard during a University student protest on a main highway in Caracas, Venezuela, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – The Brasília TV Tower is silhouetted against the daytime sky in Brasília, Brazil, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

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