Latin America in review is a monthly gallery that features some of the top photojournalism made by AP staff photographers and freelancers based in our Latin America region.

This month's selection begins in Oaxaca state, Mexico, where an earthquake damaged an altar to the Virgin of Guadalupe. 

People move through flooded streets in Havana after the passage of Hurricane Irma.

In Mexico City, rescue workers search for survivors after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck.

Fans attend the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro.

In Colombia, people gather in front of the Cathedral Primada in Simon Bolivar Square and wait for the arrival of Pope Francis.

Destroyed communities are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

This gallery was curated by Latin America photo editors Leslie Mazoch, Tomas Stargardter and Chief Latin America multi-platform producer Dario Lopez-Mills.    

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