Costa del Sol increase in popularity through the decade. This trend coincided with rapid industrial growth in Málaga and the decline of dependence on the agricultural sector, although growth in the general economy of Spain slowed almost to a standstill after 1973. As rapid development proceeded on the Costa del Sol, and the influx of expatriate retirees from northern European countries, notably Great Britain, increased during the late 1970s and 1980s, it has since then sometimes been referred to in the press of the United Kingdom as the "Costa del Crime", because British criminals would escape justice at home by moving there to
Villa del Sol, Texas Villa del Sol, Texas Villa del Sol is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Villa del Sol is located northwest of the center of Cameron County at (26.191502, -97.576620). It is on Texas State Highway 345, encompassing an area shown as "Lantana" on federal topographic maps. TX 345 leads southwest to the center of San Benito. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census