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

Lead photo: A child rappels over a stretch of the Essequibo River, using the rope of a ship docked in Parika, Guyana, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

This gallery was curated by photojournalist Dolores Ochoa based in Quito.