Private Story
Vacation in no man's sea
The village of La Joya (200 people) in rural Mexico made it to global headlines in December of 2016 when a video uploaded to Facebook showing the father of a 15-year-old girl advertising in local slang that everyone was invited to his daughter's quinceañera party went viral. Over a million people said they'd attend over Facebook, celebrities made videos showing support, YouTubers joined the online frenzy. What happens when a town without cell phone reception or Internet becomes a viral phenomenon?
Photo essay published on Univision Digital.