Where we are?

Presentation of the area and population

The project takes place in Spain, in an area of ​​Almeria, in Andalucia. We live in Vicar, where we are welcomed by the parish, of which Father Antonio is the priest. Others activities take place in the area around Vicar and in one of the parishes of Roquetas, the priest here is Father Manolo. We also go to Almeria to present Taizé and the ´Small community project´.

This region is a huge agricultural area, which is one of the most important of Europe. The vegetables and fruits are mostly exported to Europe.

Agriculture is a very large source of income here and most of the people work in the plastic greenhouses. There are so many, that it seems to be a sea, that’s why people call it here “the plastic sea”.

Many migrants come here by boats. Only after three years they get their residence papers, the most of them find work in agriculture.

In Roquetas, the major part of the population come from sub-Saharan countries.

In Vicar, we live amongst gypsy families and immigrants from north-Africa.