Villaricos is a coastal district located in
Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain. On 5 April 1863 the
barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel with three or more mast (sailing), masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, and any additional masts are Square rig, rigged square, and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-maste ...
''Candahar'' was driven ashore at Villaricos and broke in two. By 2018 it has 626 inhabitants, 335 men and 291 women.
Baria, an ancient Punic and later (since 209 BC) Roman city, was found in Villaricos.
[Schneider, Jan (2017). ''Ländliche Siedlungsstrukturen im römischen Spanien. Das Becken von Vera und das Camp de Tarragona – zwei Mikroregionen im Vergleich'' ural settlement structures in Roman Spain. The Vera Basin and the Camp de Tarragona - a comparison of two micro-regions Archaeopress Roman Archaeology, vol. 22. Oxford: Archaeopress, , esp. pp. 9–14.]
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Underwater diving sites in Spain
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Populated places in the Province of Almería
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