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Cuba’s Blackout, Shakira in Mexico and Other Top Photos From Latin America and the Caribbean

Shakira drew about 400,000 fans to Mexico City's Zócalo, setting a new attendance record while Cuba faced a major blackout and Bolivia experienced a deadly military plane crash.

  • This past week, The Independent's photo editor Leslie Mazoch curated a gallery showing a Cuba blackout, Shakira's Zócalo record, and a Bolivia plane crash.
  • In western Cuba, swaths of the island lost power this week after a huge blackout blamed on a fragile electric grid and fuel shortages.
  • The singer closed her 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' tour with about 400,000 fans, breaking Mexico City's Zócalo attendance record, nearly 20 years after her first show.
  • A military plane carrying 18 tons of new banknotes crashed in Bolivia, killing more than 20 people.
  • The material carries an AP copyright and reuse restrictions, as The Associated Press holds copyright © 2026 and prohibits publishing or redistribution.
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By The Associated Press Large areas of Cuba were still without electricity this week after a huge blackout that affected the western part of the island, in the last interruption of the service attributed to the fragility of the power line and the lack of fuel. In Mexico, almost 20 years after its first concert in Zócalo, Shakira broke the record of attendance in the central square of the capital with about 400,000 people in the closing of his to…

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Cuba’s blackout, Shakira in Mexico and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Feb. 27 - March 5, 2026

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Cuba's blackout, Shakira in Mexico and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Feb. 27 - March 5, 2026

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Shakira will sing again in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza in April 2026Shakira will perform free concert in Mexico City: all detailsShakira and Beéle released this weekend their new single “Algo Tú”, a collaboration that combines Latin and Afro rhythms with indigenous instruments, including the characteristic sound of the Colombian gaita. The song was presented live for the first time in the Zócalo of Mexico City, in a concert that brought t…

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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