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The villa is out the protection
area of the park.
It is known that Carboneras it´s
been inhabitated since the XV; It´s
said that the Marquess of Carpio, Don
Diego Lopez de Haro, ordered to construct
the castle of San Andrés to avoid
the contraband of Christians.
The municipality is located in the Almeria
levantina coast, with a landscape formed
by barren, semidesert and volcanic lands,
all within the Natural Park. As a traditional
way,Carboneras bunkers have been dedicated
to the fishing. In some zones of the interior,
also some practiced agriculture and the
cattle ranch.
Nevertheless, the tourism has changed
the appearance and the sources of wealth
of Carboneras bunkers.However,the sector
of the services has prevailed in the town.
The Tower of the Ray is the oldest artistic
element of Carboneras bunkers. It was
built at the nazarí time and was
modified in the Renaissance
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