As 33 heads of state and their representatives meet in Ecuador, just outside Quito in a town called the Middle of the World (Mitad del Mundo), the world’s press gathers to take photos.  After his efforts at last week’s summit of the rich and famous in Davos, Switzerland, meeting with his regional partners today was too much for Mauricio Macri of Argentina, who sent a sick note from his doctor delivered by his videpresident.

Photos by: Tony Robinson

Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela
Host, Rafael Correa, Ecuador
Evo Morales, President of Bolivia
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet with her Brazilian counterpart
CELAC family photo 2016
CELAC family photo 2016
The Press wait for the Presidents to arrive