La Perla del Sur is a weekly online Spanish-language newspaper based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, catering to a regional[7] audience.
The newspaper was founded in Ponce in 1983 by Juan Nogueras de la Cruz with a crew of six employees.
Until its final print run, the paper was distributed, free of charge, in the towns of Ponce, Peñuelas, Guayanilla, Yauco, Santa Isabel, Villalba, Juana Diaz, Salinas, and Coamo.
[17] The presenter of the award, the Puerto Rico Newspaper Association, stated the series was "a well-developed and well-written work.
The reporting does away with the myth that regional newspapers are not interested in subjects involving national issues".