
The Barranco de Los Colmenarejos, within the municipality of Nerja, is one of the few remaining periglacial watercourses in the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara, and Alhama Natural Park.
The illegal dump near Río de la Miel in Nerja, which was in use between 1998 and 2016, continues in the law courts to determine those responsible.