Acueductos de la rambla de Carcauz, Ancient Roman aqueduct system in Vícar and Felix, Spain.

The Acueductos de la rambla de Carcauz are three stone aqueducts of different typologies, linked by irrigation channels, running along the rambla de Carcauz at the foot of the Sierra de Gádor on the boundary between Felix and Vícar. The largest and best known, the Acueducto de los 20 ojos (Twenty Arches Aqueduct), stands closest to the villages and is often called simply the Carcauz aqueduct.

The system of aqueducts and irrigation channels is of Roman origin, built between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, when the area lay near the boundary between Hispania Ulterior Baetica and Tarraconensis, to supply water to rural villas of the Poniente Almeriense. Historian Lorenzo Cara Barrionuevo instead places its origin in the 16th century. It remained in use until the early 20th century, then fell into progressive ruin; residents have petitioned for it to be declared a Bien de Interés Cultural.

The aqueducts mark the boundary between the municipalities of Felix and Vícar, and residents have petitioned for them to be declared a Bien de Interés Cultural. Most of the water that once ran through the channel is now carried by modern plastic pipes, often laid inside the original canal.

The site can be reached from highway A-7 exit 420, then through La Mojonera to Avenida de las Cantinas and Camino de las Camaras, where parking is available. Walking around the ruins works best in dry weather and comfortable shoes help when exploring the uneven stone surfaces.

While the original water channels transported irrigation water for centuries, the system was partially modernized in the 20th century and now carries water through modern plastic pipes alongside the ancient stone structures. This blend of Roman engineering and contemporary infrastructure creates an unusual layering of different time periods in one place.