PICTURED: Editor selections from Latin America
This week in Latin America mother nature took a turn for the worse as the Calbuco volcano erupted after almost 5 decades of inactivity. It billowed a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the inhabitants of nearby communities. The head of the national mining and geology service said the volcano's eruptive process could last weeks or even months.
Italy's Valentino Rossi won the MotoGP at the Argentina Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. He celebrated by wearing Argentine national soccer jersey with the name and number 10 of Diego Armando Maradona.
In South America, the Copa Libertadores soccer tournament was in full swing as more teams were left out of the next round of the cup.
In this Wednesday, April 22, 2015 photo, the Calbuco volcano erupts near Puerto Varas, Chile. The Calbuco volcano erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the 1,500 inhabitants of the nearby town of Ensenada, along with residents of two smaller communities.(AP Photo/Diego Main/Aton Chile) CHILE OUT - NO USAR EN CHILE
In Cuba, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slid into a 1956 Chevrolet in Havana, during a visit that made Cuomo the first American governor to visit the island since the recent thaw in relations with the communist nation. His visit was meant to foster greater ties between New York and Cuba.
In Grenada, England faced the West Indies in cricket at the National Stadium in St. George's.
In Mexico, friends got an electric shock at the Texcoco fair, on the outskirts of Mexico City.
In Peru, more than three dozen mammals rescued from circuses and animal traffickers were airlifted from Lima and taken by boat to their new home in a jungle sanctuary.
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This gallery was curated by photo editor Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City.
In this Thursday, April 23, 2015 photo, the Calbuco volcano erupts near Puerto Varas, Chile. The volcano erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile, and is considered one of the top three most potentially dangerous among Chile's 90 active volcanos. (AP Photo/David Cortes Serey/ Agencia Uno) CHILE OUT - NO USAR EN CHILE
In this Wednesday, April 22, 2015 photo, children watch the Calbuco volcano erupt, from Puerto Varas, Chile. The volcano erupted billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the inhabitants of the nearby town of Ensenada, along with residents of two smaller communities. (AP Photo/Carlos F. Gutierrez) - CHILE OUT - NO USAR EN PUBLICACIONES O WEBSITES EN CHILE
In this Friday, April 24, 2015 photo, boats dusted with volcanic ash deposited from the eruptions of the nearby Calbuco volcano, pictured in background, sit parked in front of a home in Puerto Varas, Chile. The volcano, which had been dormant for more than four decades, erupted Wednesday. The head of the National Mining and Geology Service said that the volcano's eruptive process could last weeks and even months. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
In this Sunday, April 19, 2015 photo, Italy's Simone Corsi crashes his Forward Kalex during the Moto2 race of Argentina's Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
In this Sunday, April 19, 2015 photo, the engine of Colombia's Yonny Hernandez Ducati bursts into flames during the MotoGP race of Argentina's Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
In this Sunday, April 19, 2015 photo, wearing a jersey of the Argentine national soccer team with the name and number 10 of Diego Armando Maradona, Italy's Valentino Rossi celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP race of Argentina's Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
In this Thursday, April 23, 2015 photo, a woman prays as others lay hands on her during Saint George's Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Popular devotion to Saint George is very strong in Rio de Janeiro, where the saint vies in popularity with the city's official patron Saint Sebastian, both saints' feast days being local holidays. Afro-Brazilian religions also venerate Saint George as the African deity Ogum, the warrior god. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
In this Wednesday, April 22, 2015 photo, Mexico's Atlas players jump to block a free kick by Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Bogota, Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
In this Wednesday, April 22, 2015 photo, fans of Ecuador's Emelec display a giant flag during a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Chile's Universidad de Chile in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Emelec defeated Universidad de Chile by 2-0 and made it to next round. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
In this Wednesday, April 22, 2015 photo, Ignacio Piatti of Canada's Montreal Impact celebrates scoring a goal against Mexico's America by showing his undershirt with the message that reads in Spanish; "Grandfather I love you," during a CONCACAF Champions league match in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
In this Sunday, April 19, 2015 photo, shows a picture of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro above a sticker that reads; "You vote Cuba wins," that is posted on the door of a house next to a polling station in Havana, Cuba, Sunday. Cuba held its first local elections since a historic thaw in relations with the United States with an unusual wrinkle in the single-party system: two of the 27,000 candidates openly oppose the government. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
In this Monday, April 20, 2015 photo, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo slides into a 1956 Chevrolet in Havana, Cuba. The formal state visit, a trip that makes Cuomo the first American governor to visit the island since the recent thaw in relations with the communist nation, is meant to foster greater ties between New York and Cuba. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
In this Tuesday, April 21, 2015 photo, England's bowler Ben Stokes fields a shot played by Marlon Samuels during day one of their second Test match at the National Stadium in St. George's, Grenada. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
In this April 11, 2015 photo, friends hold hands as they get an electric shock from a vendor at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The machine, called "toques," or "blasts," emits varying degrees of electric shocks to paying customers. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
In this April 18, 2015 photo, a monkey holds onto the finger of an Animal Defenders International worker, as pet carriers housing rescued animals are unloaded from a military aircraft at the airport in Iquitos, Peru. More than three dozen mammals rescued from Peruvian circuses and animal traffickers were taken by boat to their new home in a jungle sanctuary, after they were airlifted from Lima to Iquitos. The animals are accustomed to human contact and feeding, and could not be released into the wild. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
This April 18, 2015 aerial photo shows the Nanay River winding through Peru's Amazon jungle near Iquitos. More than three dozen mammals rescued from Peruvian circuses and animal traffickers, including five different species of monkeys, have a new home in the Animal Defenders International's jungle sanctuary, located along the Nanay. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
