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Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Javier Valdez Cárdenas (April 14, 1967 – May 15, 2017) was a Mexican journalist and founder of '' Ríodoce'', a newspaper based in Sinaloa. He received several international awards for his writings on drug trafficking and organized crime in the Mexican Drug War. Early life and career Javier Valdez Cárdenas was born on April 14, 1967, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He graduated from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa with a degree in sociology. In the early 1990s, Valdez Cárdenas worked as a reporter for the national TV station, Canal 3, in Culiacán. He then joined the Sinaloa-based newspaper ''Noroeste'' and became a correspondent for the Mexico City-daily newspaper ''La Jornada'' in 1998. In 2003, he and other reporters from the daily newspaper '' Noroeste'' founded '' Ríodoce'', a weekly dedicated to crime and corruption in Sinaloa, considered one of Mexico's most violent states. Valdez Cárdenas was also the author of several books on drug trafficking, including '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culiacán
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquistadors Lázaro de Cebreros and Nuño de Guzmán, Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán under the name "Villa de San Miguel", referring to its patron saint, Michael the Archangel. As of the 2020 National Institute of Statistics and Geography, INEGI census, Culiacán had an estimated population of 808,416, making it the List of cities in Mexico, 21st most populous city in Mexico. Its metropolitan area, with a population of 1,003,530, was the Metropolitan areas of Mexico, 17th most populous metropolitan area in Mexico. The city is in a valley on the slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental, at the confluence of the Tamazula River, Tamazula and Humaya River, Humaya Rivers, where both join to form the Culiacán River 55 m above sea level. Etymology The genuine Aztecs, Azte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
