Cohousing lets Mexicans grow old among friends

It was a decision motivated in part by a wariness of nursing and retirement homes in a country whose family-oriented culture means relatives have traditionally cared for the elderly. On a plot of land surrounded by forests and mountains, a group of 30 senior citizens have built six houses in Malinalco, a peaceful tourist town about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Mexico City. Six of them already live at "La Guancha" -- where there are plans to build nine more houses -- while the rest come and go...