An investigation revealing the hidden side of Cancun, the renowned Caribbean resort town, has won a prestigious journalism award in Mexico, one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists.
Ricardo Hernandez received the prestigious Breach-Valdez Award for human rights journalism for his in-depth report published in the magazine Gatopardo. The report unveiled the underbelly of Cancun, a city visited by millions of tourists every year, reported several news agencies.
While the white sandy beaches and tourism industry are frequently promoted, little attention is given to what happens in the shadows, Hernandez highlighted. His investigation illuminated the informal housing situated in areas without essential services inhabited by those on the lowest rungs of the city’s economic ladder.
Griselda Triana, the widow of Javier Valdez, one of the journalists in whose memory…
