Mexico City is the world’s top religious tourist destination

Mexico City finished first in a list of the world’s most visited religious tourism destinations, ahead of the Vatican and Lourdes in France, reports Milenio.

A study carried out by the Spanish Office of Tourism found that Mexico’s capital is the preferred destination of tourists seeking religious sites, largely because of its Basilica de Guadalupe, which receives millions of pilgrims each year.

The site of the basilica marks the spot where, according to Catholic tradition, the Virgin de Guadalupe — Mexico’s most revered saint — appeared to indigenous farmer Juan Diego in 1531. Every year, millions of pilgrims make their way to the shrine — arriving in their biggest numbers around Dec. 12, the Dia de la Virgin.

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The Top-Selling Musicians Of 2008

Overall music sales, which account for albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks, exceeded 1.5 billion units, a 10.5% increase from the previous year. Digital track sales–such as the singles on Apple’s (nasdaq: AAPL – news – people ) iTunes Store–accounted for 1 billion of those units, a 27% jump from 2007. And vinyl, surprisingly, is making a small comeback. Consumers purchased 1.8 million vinyl albums last year, a nearly 90% increase from 2007.

While it’s a good sign to labels and artists that they are able to get consumers to pay for music online, digital sales alone are not enough to sustain the industry. Instead, younger consumers are moving more toward buying digital singles instead of albums, which are more lucrative for artists and labels alike.

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  1. Taylor Swift
  2. AC/DC
  3. Lil Wayne
  4. Coldplay
  5. Metallica
  6. Kid Rock
  7. Jonas Brothers
  8. Sugarland
  9. Nickelback
  10. Jack Johnson
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