Located between the mountains and the Jerez countryside, it features interesting aspects of both types of geography. The highlight are the Sierras de las Cabras, La Sal and El Valle AREAs, which are all part of Los Alcornocales Natural Park and provide the village with its abundant water supply.

The village belonged to Jerez de la Frontera until 1995, when it was granted its independence, thus becoming the province's newest municipality. Places of interest are the 17th-century Carmelite Convent, Guadalcacin II Reservoir and the source of the river at El Tempul.