Protests, festivals and independence in top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

A dancer, wearing photos of detainees who disappeared during Chile's military dictatorship, places a flower at the National Stadium, which served as a detention and torture center in the early days of the regime, during an event marking the anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled the government of President Salvador Allende, in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.