It was significantly affected by a lava flow from the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption, which destroyed hundreds of houses in the town.

[2] The town center is marked by the "Venta de Doña Rosario", a canopy named after a pond that formed nearby when it rained.

The neighbourhood does not have many historic buildings; it is known more for the local agriculture, which has changed over the years from sugarcane, to tomato, to banana and avocado, with many small plots owned by locals.

[2] It has a parish church dedicated to San Isidro, construction of which started in June 1966, funded by local donations, and significant contributions from local women.

[4] A filling station, followed by the school, and hundreds of houses in the town were destroyed by the lava flow shortly afterwards.