Village situated in the north of the province, on the border of the province of Badajoz, within the Sierra de Aracena y los Picos de Aroche Natural Park, one of the most important protected spaces of the Community, which occupies the whole of the north of the province with its meadows and small rises in the ground, covered predominantly in holm oak woods, cork oaks, chestnut trees and scrub through which numerous streams flow forming an extraordinarily beautiful and attractive landscape which is ideal for livestock, especially pigs which find the conditions here ideal.

The village itself, clustered together and peaceful possesses all the characteristics of the mountain villages and has some architecturally interesting buildings such as the Castle from the XIII century (Property of Cultural Interest); Saint Michael the Archangel's Church (Property of Cultural Interest) and the Chapel of the Virgen del Amparo.