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A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)
Dancers dressed as the traditional characters of Chola and Chuta perform at Carnival closing ceremonies in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Dancers dressed as the traditional characters of Chola and Chuta perform at Carnival closing ceremonies in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A youth wears a dog mask during a gathering of therians, people who say they identify as non-human animals, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A youth wears a dog mask during a gathering of therians, people who say they identify as non-human animals, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People perform during a parade celebrating the Lunar New Year in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People perform during a parade celebrating the Lunar New Year in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People walk along the Malecón in Havana, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk along the Malecón in Havana, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Firefighters recover a body from the site where homes collapsed during heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Firefighters recover a body from the site where homes collapsed during heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Juvenile giant tortoises are released on Floreana Island as part of a project to reintroduce the species to its native habitat in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Juvenile giant tortoises are released on Floreana Island as part of a project to reintroduce the species to its native habitat in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo, second from right, is embraced by player Lucas Martínez Quarta after he scored his side's first goal against Banfield, during an Argentine soccer league match, Gallardo's last as manager, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo, second from right, is embraced by player Lucas Martínez Quarta after he scored his side's first goal against Banfield, during an Argentine soccer league match, Gallardo's last as manager, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
A man takes photos on a destroyed road after heavy rain triggered flooding in Arequipa, Peru, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor)
A man takes photos on a destroyed road after heavy rain triggered flooding in Arequipa, Peru, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor)
Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry pops champagne to celebrate his victory over Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in the singles final match at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry pops champagne to celebrate his victory over Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in the singles final match at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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Feb. 20-26, 2026

Soldiers stood guard by charred vehicles set on fire in Michoacán, Jalisco, and other states in Mexico following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio “El Mencho" Oseguera. Carnival finished up in Bolivia. And in Argentina, “therians” — people who say they identify as non-human animals — gathered in a Buenos Aires park to jump and bark the day away.

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This gallery was curated by photographer Juan Karita based in La Paz, Bolivia.

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