This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Latin America and the Caribbean during the month of August.

Lead photo - People watch a plume of smoke rise from the Matanzas supertanker base where a deadly fire started during a thunderstorm the night before in Matanzas, Cuba, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. The blaze forced officials to evacuate more than 4,900 people, killed two firefighters, injured 130 people and destroyed four of the facility's eight tanks. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

This gallery was edited by AP photojournalist Ramon Espinosa in Havana, Cuba

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