A demonstrator poses for a photo with her face painted in Spanish, "The femicide-committer is you" during a march marking the anniversary of the "Ni Una Menos" (Not One Fewer) women's movement in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
May 29 – June 5, 2026
Thousands protested femicide in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seniors called for better health and pension conditions in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Teachers demanded higher pay in Mexico City and students in Chile clashed with police during protests against proposed cuts to the education budget.
Colombians voted in the first round of a presidential election, while Peruvians prepared for a runoff. Mexico geared up to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
This gallery was curated by photojournalist Marco Ugarte based in Mexico City.
Youths carry freshly caught fish from the sea in Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)A woman places a religious card on the sleeve of a Bolivarian National Police officer, whose sleeve has a quote and photo of Independence hero Simon Bolivar, as officers stand guard by a protest of retirees asking for better health and pension conditions in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)A voter marks a ballot during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)A shaman performs a ritual holding a poster of presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez on Herradura beach in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 1, 2026, ahead of the presidential runoff election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Police detain a student during a protest against the government’s proposal to lower the education budget, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, right, and amateur soccer player Yolett Cervantes reach to catch a soccer ball during a ceremony distributing tickets to the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, at the president’s daily news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A wax statue of Brazilian soccer great Pele is unveiled at the Dreamland Wax Museum at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)A World Cup statue, with graffiti that reads in Spanish, “The National Educational Workers Coordination lives” lies sideways during a teachers’ protest for higher salaries sit in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)A cardboard coffin decorated with Boca Juniors’ colors sits next to River Plate flags next to a highway prior to an Argentine league soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)People walk towards a impromptu market in Avircato, Bolivia, set up by producers who are unable to transport their vegetables into the city because of protest blockades, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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