The mountains can be seen to the west and east, the southern portions of the municipality are farmlands.
Tenerife South Airport is in the eastern portion of the municipality.
Large portions of the municipality are scarcily populated or uninhabited.
Open grasslands and agricultural areas can be found on the western near central portion of the municipality.
Between 1996 and 2005, the district was composed of southern portion of the municipality of Aguascalientes.
Forest lands cover approximately 6.71 km2 or 2.5% of the total area and these are located on the eastern portion of the municipality.
Two big tributaries come from the eastern portion of the municipality.
The town is mostly mountainous with flat fertile plains in the central and south portion of the municipality.
However, in the southern portion of the municipality, the Palou area retains the agricultural characteristics of the past.
The southern portion of the municipality enjoys a temperate climate, with an average annual temperature between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius.