Mexico’s south is finally growing faster than the north after decades of disappointment, thanks to AMLO’s massive bets on infrastructure. But the gains could prove transitory. What will it take for the bets to pay off? I took a look for Americas Quarterly: americasquarterly.org/article/amlos-…

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From Javier Milei belting hard rock at a book launch to a tragic story on howler monkeys in Tabasco, here are some top photos of the week from Latin America: apnews.com/article/27223f…

Driven by mounting pressure from the US to block millions of vulnerable people headed north, but lacking the funds to deport them, Mexico is employing a simple but harsh tactic: wearing migrants out until they give up. With Félix Márquez for The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/mexico…

Some photos from Mexico City Pride for The Associated Press:

For The Associated Press: Commuters climb railings to avoid the water in the flooded entrance of Buenavista metro station during heavy rain in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach) Also here: theguardian.com/news/gallery/2…

For The Associated Press: Judicial workers lead a strike to protest the government's proposed judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, outside the Senate in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach) apnews.com/article/mexico…

Photos from the Independence Day military parade in Mexico City for The Associated Press (Sept. 17, 2024)

Sunrise over el Popo this morning, for The Associated Press

For The Associated Press: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's penultimate mañanera morning press conference, in the National Palace, Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

For The Associated Press: People celebrate Day of the Dead in Pátzcuaro and Janitzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Nov. 1-2, 2024.

For The Associated Press: People drink mate during sunset in Montevideo, a day ahead of Uruguay's presidential elections, Nov. 23, 2024.

For The Associated Press: Uruguayan former President José "Pepe" Mujica and presidential candidate Álvaro Delgado vote at their respective polling stations in the country's second-round election in Montevideo, Nov. 24, 2024.

For The Associated Press: Frente Amplio supporters celebrate candidate Yamandú Orsi's victory in Uruguay's presidential election at the coalition's base in Montevideo, Nov. 24, 2024.

For The Associated Press: Pilgrims attend one of the world's largest religious pilgrimages in Latin America, to the Basílica de Guadalupe, marking the patroness' feast day, in Mexico City, Dec. 12, 2024.