AS in all the pueblos blancos, Montejaque dates from the time of the Berber settlers, after the Moslem conquest. Located in a semi-hidden bowl hidden by circular rocky outcrops, it overlooks a small fertile valley of olive groves. Officially Montejaque is home to just over 1,000 people, although there is a concerted effort to improve its economy with rural tourism. Many homes were abandoned and fell into disrepair as the population left, firstly for Ronda then further afield. Indeed a plaque in the village commemorates the constant exodus of people, initially the 17th century, to colonise America and in more recent times to Germany to search for work, most of them in the small south-western town of Knittlingen. This accounts for so many of the villagers speaking German (with a heavy south German accent). The ever-expanding Costa today still attracts the young away in their quest for wealth and a less regimented social order.

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Montejaque
Friday, 21 August 2009
AS in all the pueblos blancos, Montejaque dates from the time of the Berber settlers, after the Moslem conquest. Located in a semi-hidden bowl...

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