La Bella Durmiente, Peru

La Bella Durmiente (Spanish for Sleeping Beauty), also known as Puma Ringri (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, rinri ear,[1] "puma ear"), is a mountain and prominent feature of Tingo María National Park, in the region of Huánuco, Peru.[2][3] It is located in the district of Mariano Damaso, Leoncio Prado Province, Huánuco and reaches an elevation of 1,805 metres (5,922 ft).[3]

For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru, see Pumarinri (Lima).
La Bella Durmiente
Puma Ringri
La Bella Durmiente as seen from Tingo María
Highest point
Elevation1,805 m (5,922 ft)
Coordinates9°18′46″S 76°00′59″W
Geography
La Bella Durmiente is located in Peru
La Bella Durmiente
La Bella Durmiente
Location in Peru
LocationLeoncio Prado Province, Huánuco Region, Peru

Name

The name comes from the shape of the mountain, which resembles a woman lying down, and is present in a local folktale.[3][4]

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. "Tingo María" (in Spanish). SERNANP. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. "La Bella Durmiente". mincetur. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  4. Tingo Maria National Park - 50 years (in English and Spanish). SERNANP. 2014.


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