The most stunning pictures of last week from Latin America

SUMMARY

This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America that were published in the past week.

By APJun 7, 2019 11:47:23 AM IST (Updated)

Karla Esperanza, a transgender sex worker, poses for a photo with her iguana named "Rectilio" on International Sex Workers Day in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico City's government voted in favour of a bill that no longer allows sex workers or their clients to be arrested or fined after a complaint. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Brazil's Neymar lies on the pitch after being fouled during a friendly match against Qatar in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A man fishes in the sea on a makeshift raft while the Empress of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean vessel, leaves the harbour in Havana, Cuba. Major cruise lines on Wednesday immediately began dropping stops in Cuba from their itineraries and hastily rerouting ships to other destinations including Mexico, after the Trump administration's new restrictions on travel to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Women play the drums during a protest against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The grassroots movement "Ni una menos," or Not One Less, is marking its fourth anniversary by remembering the hundreds of women who have been murdered since its founding and demanding laws to curb sexist violence that continues to permeate Argentine society. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Consuelo Loera, mother of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, arrives in a car driven by lawyer Jose Luis Gonzalez to the US Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. Loera was granted a visa so she can visit her son in prison. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

A portrait of Wilmer Josué Ramírez Vásquez, a 2-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in US custody on May 14, stands on an altar at his grandmother's home in Tituque village, in the Olopa municipality of eastern Guatemala. Wilmer and his mother Hilda left home in March and took 22 days to make the journey to the US during when he became ill in Mexico and crossed into the United States with a high fever and difficulty breathing. Diagnosed with pneumonia at a children's hospital, Wilmer died about a month later. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants are detained by Mexican immigration authorities during a raid on a migrant caravan that had earlier crossed the Mexico - Guatemala border, near Metapa, Chiapas state, Mexico. US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose 5 percent tariffs on Mexican products unless Mexico country prevents Central American migrants from travelling through its territory. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido greet supporters during a visit to Socopo in Barinas state, Venezuela. Guaido is taking his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro to the birthplace of Hugo Chavez, the socialist leaders' mentor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Striking teacher march against the government of President Sebastian Pinera in Santiago, Chile. The teachers are demanding better working conditions. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Migrants on rafts reach the Mexico shore after crossing the Suchiate River from Guatemala, near Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. Hundreds more Central American migrants have crossed into Mexico from Guatemala, and a group of about 1,000 have started walking en mass to the north. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)