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: A man paddle boards off Copacabana beach during a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at sunrise Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

This gallery was curated by photojournalist Esteban Felix, based in Santiago, Chile.