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Buber's Basque Page: Basque Mythology (5933 words) |
 | Caserio of Ataun (Guip.), related to the legends of the abyss of Agamunda. |
| Peak in the pass of Alrateta, Ataun (Guip.) with the remains of a medieval fortress at the summit, where legend says the genteel are buried. |
| Mountain of Ataun (Guip.); on its summit exists a cavern related to the legends of Basajaun, Torto and Sugaar. |
| Euskadi.net: Ordenación del Territorio y Medio Ambiente (893 words) |
| Strictly speaking, the population directly related to the park is of 5112 inhabitants, distributed among the municipalities of Abaltzisketa, Amezketa, Ataun and Zaldibia, and a village of Bedaio (in the municipality of Tolosa): |
| To zones are especially important: the inside of Ataun dome, mainly occupied by masses of medium-period trees, and the beech forest that spreads throughout the south of Aralar, from Balankaleku to Errenaga, that constitutes one of the best examples of highland beech forests in the Basque Country. |
| The appearance of St Michael the Archangel to Teodosio Goñi, in the eighth century, Mari and her cave in the Txindoki, the Lady of the Putxerri, the Gentiles and the arrival of Kixmi, are all well known mythological episodes localised in this mountainous area. |
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