Mojácar is situated in the south east of the Province of Almería (Andalucía) in southern Spain, bordering the Mediterranean Sea; its people are called “Mojaqueros”. In 2005 it had 6,092 inhabitants.It is 152m above sea level and 90km from the capital of the province, Almería. It is an elevated mountain village displaying the traditional white color from its earlier days. There is also a tourist resort to the south of the town on the coast called Mojacar Playa.Mojácar has been habitated by many and varied peoples since antiquity. Populated since the bronze age around 2000 BC.Mojácar has more than 3000 hours of sun per year. The medium yearly temperature is around 20ºC. Winter is practically inexistant, it passes as a long autumn or spring, with the marine temperature higher than the air temperature.