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In the Middle Ages pastoral activity was common in the mountains and there were a lot of villages in the valleys. There were no people living on the top of the mountains, but there was a military base on the "Aitz txiki" mountain.
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It was declared natural park on 29 December 1989 prompted by the Basque government's determination to protect the diversity of wildlife and flora it harbours. In the center of this natural park is a church called
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used to live in that part of the mountain range. This could happen due to the fights that the
Christians had against the Muslims near Vitoria. Some tablets have been found in
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passed through
Urkiola. Some archaeologists found pieces of ceramic in the coast, near the ruins of a Roman village. Above these ruins now exists a Basque village called
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At this point of the range the
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Basque mythology is also present in this natural park. Tradition holds that a cave perched on eastern side of the
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and easy access through
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