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The Virgin of Guadalupe is undoubtedly the virgin icon with the largest following in the Catholic and non-Catholic world, and she comes from a fascinating history. First seen by Juan Diego in 1531, she appeared at a particular time when the Spaniards were historically ready for an inroad into the spiritual lives of their newly converted faithful.

The original story is found in the closely transcribed Nican Mopohua (“Here it is told…”), a collection of historical notes written in the Nahua language of the Aztecs of Central Mexico. In the Nican Mopohua, Juan Diego’s story is recounted to include the very quotes of the virgin in her first appearance and each subsequent one, as well as the entire conversations surrounding her requests and his responses.

During the past 15 years, International Living Magazine has calculated its Annual Global Retirement Index; a resource intended to assist retirees and future retirees in evaluating and comparing the world's most popular retirement destinations. It is based on a number of criteria, giving various weights to each, depending on its importance to retirees. Listed below are those criteria considered with their individual weighting:

Glad you can join us for the first issue of Point South and welcome to what for some of you may well become the most interesting and pleasurable learning curve of your lives. The learning curve I’m talking about is Mexico, and all about the life you couldbe leading (yes, right now) in Mexico.