More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photographer ...

Inspired by Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue, a 3D-printed Cristo Paisa monument was recently unveiled in Colombia's popular Comuna 13 neighborhood, where it attracted hundreds of ...

The OPV ARC 20 de Julio was Colombia's first Exclusive Zone Patrol ... All tall ships moored at Rio de Janeiro will also be open to the general public, albeit under sanitary restrictions set ...

The Confederación de Comunidades Judías de Colombia released a statement ... who previously served as president of the Senate. In Rio de Janeiro, the Municipal Chamber’s building was covered ...

It was at the foot of the Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. And, just as Rio in its early days was subject to attack by (mostly French) pirates and ...