La_Bella_Durmiente,_Peru

La Bella Durmiente, Peru

La Bella Durmiente, Peru

Mountain in Peru

For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru, see Pumarinri (Lima).

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]

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


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