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An Uruguay soccer fan wears face paint before the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)![The_Week_That_Was_2]()
A young Chile soccer fan looks out to the pitch before the group B World Cup soccer match between the Netherlands and Chile at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)![The_Week_That_Was_3]()
In this June 20, 2014 photo, a contestant competes in the annual Miss Gay Nicaragua beauty contest in Managua, Nicaragua. Contestants paraded down the stage of a hotel auditorium in Managua last week in exuberant traditional dresses, evening gowns embellished with sequin and feathers and in swimsuits as they competed in the beauty pageant. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![The_Week_That_Was_4]()
The hands and numbers on the clock at the legislative palace move in reverse in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. In the latest symbolic gesture by President Evo Morales government asserting its revolutionary, ëíanti-colonialî nature, Bolivian officials have redone the clock atop Congress. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)![The_Week_That_Was_5]()
Fishermen escort a statue of Saint Peter on a ceremonial boat ride through the waters of Port Callao, in Lima, Peru, Friday, June 27, 2014. The ceremony celebrated the upcoming June 29 feast day of the Catholic saint, who is the patron saint of fishermen. In Peru's coastal communities, many pay homage to St. Peter, whose statue is paraded on the sea and petitions are made to keep their sea vessels and all who work on them safe. (AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)![The_Week_That_Was_6]()
In this June 19, 2014 photo, a Central American migrant practices scaling parked boxcars, as he awaits the arrival of a northbound freight train in Arriaga, Chiapas state, Mexico. The number of unaccompanied minors detained on the U.S. border has more than tripled since 2011. Children are also widely believed to be crossing with their parents in rising numbers, although the Obama administration has not released year-by-year figures. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)![The_Week_That_Was_7]()
In this June 19, 2014 photo, a Guatemalan child deported from the United State poses for photo in front of a map of the Guatemala City at an immigration shelter in Guatemala City. The number of unaccompanied minors detained on the U.S. border has more than tripled since 2011. Children are also widely believed to be crossing with their parents in rising numbers, although the Obama administration has not released year-by-year figures. (AP Photo/Luis Soto)![The_Week_That_Was_8]()
A U.S. soccer fan pretends that Uruguay's soccer striker Luis Suarez is biting him as he takes a selfie next to an Adidas advertisement featuring Suarez near Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. FIFA banned Suarez from all football activities for four months on Thursday for biting an opponent at the World Cup, a punishment that rules him out of the rest of the tournament. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)![The_Week_That_Was_9]()
A protester throws a molotov cocktail at Bolivarian National Police during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. University students and government opponents protested in the east of the capital and demanded the release of people who have been arrested in street demonstrations in recent months. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)![The_Week_That_Was_10]()
Mexico's Andres Guardado celebrates with teammates after Mexico's Rafael Marquez scored his team's first goal during the group A World Cup soccer match between Croatia and Mexico at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)![The_Week_That_Was_11]()
A Mexico soccer fan cries after her team was defeated in a World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands as she watches the game via a live telecast inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The Netherlands staged a dramatic late comeback, scoring two goals in the dying minutes to beat Mexico 2-1 and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)![The_Week_That_Was_12]()
A can of beer decorated with a Chilean flag lays on the ground after fans watched their team loose to Brazil in a round of 16 World Cup game on TV in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Chile lost the match to Brazil 3-2 on penalties after the game ended 1-1. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)![The_Week_That_Was_13]()
Riot police arrest an Anti-World Cup demonstrator near Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Demonstrators protested the money spent on the international soccer tournament and demanded better public services. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)![The_Week_That_Was_14]()
Costa Rica soccer fans celebrate their team's victory over Greece at a Brazil World Cup round of 16 game in San Jose, Costa Rica, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Costa Rica won a penalty shootout 5-3 after the match ended 1-1 following extra time. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![The_Week_That_Was_15]()
Smoke fills the air after a military truck fumigated against a mosquito-borne virus in Havana, Cuba, at sunrise on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Last week Cuban authorities say they confirmed six cases of the chikungunya virus in people who had traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The virus can only spread to humans if an infected mosquito bites someone. It cannot spread human to human. Symptoms include high fever, chills, joint pain and a rash that can last up four days. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)![The_Week_That_Was_16]()
In this June 22, 2014 photo, circus performers ride a horse during one of their routines with the Fuentes Gasca Brothers Circus in Mexico City. Recent legislation in the city will ban animals from the circus once the law takes effect next year. The law promises steep fines for noncompliance. (AP Photo/Sean Havey)![The_Week_That_Was_17]()
A Brazil soccer fan cries as he watches the penalty shootout between Brazil and Chile at a live telecast of the World Cup round of 16 match inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Brazil won the match 3-2 on penalties after the match ended 1-1. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Latin America: The Week In Pictures
Photo coverage by The Associated Press in Latin America last week ranged from the ongoing obsession with the World Cup to a controversy over circus animals in Mexico and the spread of a debilitating virus in Cuba.
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- Latin America: The Week In Pictures
