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Parajes de Atajate: Los Tajos

Diputación de Málaga
Etapa 5 (GR-141):ATAJATE

Parajes de Atajate: Los Tajos

Other places of interest that visitors can enjoy within the municipality of Atajate are the caverns situated on the outskirts of the village. Some remains of axes that belonged to the first humans to settle here have been found. The landscape around this area has a unique kind of beauty all to itself and there is a labyrinth of rock formations that are covered by a mass of overgrowth like; broom, thickets, gorse, berries, thyme, and wild olive trees. The locals name this place the “Torcal de Atajate”.On a clear day from the highest point the whole surrounding area can be viewed, including la Serranîa de Ronda y del Valle del Genal and on a really good day even the mountain ridges in Morocco can be picked out.

As for the type of vegetation that can be found here, the most common are the small pinewoods as well as the reforestations of Monterrey Pine and some Holm oaks can also be spotted amongst the leafiness of the mountain. Cork trees, thickets and heather are also common in this area. On the other hand, amongst the riverside vegetation different mammals, like the roe deer, the deer, the Western European hedgehog the badger and the weasel live together in harmony as well as several species of bats.

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