Mojacar pueblo

The town population grew over the last 4000 years to over 10,000 by the mid 18 th century and then declined to 1000 in the 1960's.
The region (technically Europe’s only desert) began to suffer severely from droughts and many residents began to leave as the mines had closed and there wasn't any work anyway.
An enthusiastic mayor, Mr Jacinto, began offering free plots of land to people who would restore the ruined houses. The call was heard in London and the Shires and soon new residents began to appear and the town soon became a thriving artists’ colony. Village houses were renovated and whitewashed, in keeping with the past. Mojacar still has one of the highest expatriate populations in all of Spain.
This growing popularity was all the developers needed, and the resort of Mojacar Playa was born. Britannia Airways and others did the rest with cheap flights and English is the language of choice now - well a sort of English.Read more