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
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. 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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