Indalo Man

Indalo Man is the symbol etched or painted on to so many houses in Mojacar. It is an image which dates back over 5000 years. A cave painting was discovered in the Sierra Maria-Los Velez mountain range in the North of Almeria province – in La Cueva de Los Letreros (loosely translated as 'Cave of the Signboards'). It depicts a man with his arms outstretched holding aloft an arch or rainbow. Residents of Mojacar have painted it on their houses and over doorways for centuries believing it would bring them good luck. In the 1960s it was adopted by an avant-garde set of artists in Mojacar and it was they who called it 'Indalo' – it has now been adopted as an emblem for the whole of Almeria and is synonymous with good luck; many souvenirs and jewellery incorporate the Indalo Man symbol.