Wonderful chefs in their multi-starred restaurants have put Puerto Vallarta on the culinary map. Thanks to their skills with flavors and their growing interest in organic ingredients, Vallarta has become a fashionable foodies’ paradise, an eating destination. Not only for the restaurants, however.

For a true Mexican taste experience, there’s no need to make reservations, just check out the streets or hit the beach. You’ll find a whole parallel universe of food vendors in stands, on bicycles, pushing carts and on foot, waiting to serve you.

 

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.

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.

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:

- Cost o f Living - Health Care - Special Benefits - Real Estate - Entertainment, Recreation, and Culture - Climate - Safety and Stability - Infrastructure

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