Tingo Maria
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Tingo María is the capital of Leoncio Prado Province
in the Huánuco Region
in central Peru
. It has an urban population of around 55,000 (June 2007).
Tingo María was considered unreachable until 1936, when the Montaña Road reached the settlement. It was then that the state run Estacion Experimental Agricola was established due to its "comfortable" elevation (2,204 ft). In 1942, the U.S. Government began adding more funding to the station, and by 1960 over 40,000 acres (160 km²) of land were under cultivation, especially along the Huallaga River
valley where land was level. Coffee was a particularly valuable crop. The city nickname is "the Door of the Amazonia."
The city is placed where two important rivers meet; the Monzón and the Huallaga river, a main contributor of the Marañón river. The city headquarters the National University of the Forest (UNAS-www.unas.edu.pe); it has 7 faculties, a botanical park, and first level facilities. Near the city is the Parque Nacional de Tingo María of 180 km² (43000 acres (174 km²)) that preserves nature and a curious limestone mountain range in the shape of a woman that sleeps, that is called "The Sleeping Beauty" ("La bella durmiente"). A legend explains the form of the range. The main attraction is a cave, "the Cave of the Owls" (named after a colony of the superficially owl-like Oilbird
found in it), probably the most attractive and accessible cave of Peru, though it is not the longest and deepest.
Tingo María has an airport served daily by regional jets and turbo-prop airplanes. A well paved main road, now called "the Federico Basadre" Highway crosses the city, halfway from Lima to Pucallpa; 16 kmts. going to the east it meets the Marginal Highway that follows the river to the north and arrives at Tarapoto. A main road that comes from Casma port, on the coast of Ancash department, is being worked now. This road reinforces the position of Tingo María as a regional and national HUB.
The mayor is Juan Picón Quedo, part of a local business family.
A relevant industry working on Cacao is the Cooperativa Agroindustrial Naranjillo
, that sells its products to foreign markets.
Leoncio Prado Province
The Leoncio Prado Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Tingo María.-Boundaries:*North: San Martín Region*East: Ucayali Region...
in the Huánuco Region
Huánuco Region
Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.Huánuco has a rough topography...
in central Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It has an urban population of around 55,000 (June 2007).
Tingo María was considered unreachable until 1936, when the Montaña Road reached the settlement. It was then that the state run Estacion Experimental Agricola was established due to its "comfortable" elevation (2,204 ft). In 1942, the U.S. Government began adding more funding to the station, and by 1960 over 40,000 acres (160 km²) of land were under cultivation, especially along the Huallaga River
Huallaga River
The Huallaga River is a tributary of the Marañón River, part of the Amazon Basin. Old names for this river include Guallaga and Rio de los Motilones. The Huallaga is born on the slopes of the Andes in central Peru and joins the Marañón before the latter reaches the Ucayali River to form the Amazon....
valley where land was level. Coffee was a particularly valuable crop. The city nickname is "the Door of the Amazonia."
The city is placed where two important rivers meet; the Monzón and the Huallaga river, a main contributor of the Marañón river. The city headquarters the National University of the Forest (UNAS-www.unas.edu.pe); it has 7 faculties, a botanical park, and first level facilities. Near the city is the Parque Nacional de Tingo María of 180 km² (43000 acres (174 km²)) that preserves nature and a curious limestone mountain range in the shape of a woman that sleeps, that is called "The Sleeping Beauty" ("La bella durmiente"). A legend explains the form of the range. The main attraction is a cave, "the Cave of the Owls" (named after a colony of the superficially owl-like Oilbird
Oilbird
The Oilbird , also known as Guácharo, is a bird found in the northern areas of South America . They are nocturnal feeders on the fruits of the Oil Palm and tropical laurels, and are the only nocturnal fruit eating birds in the world...
found in it), probably the most attractive and accessible cave of Peru, though it is not the longest and deepest.
Tingo María has an airport served daily by regional jets and turbo-prop airplanes. A well paved main road, now called "the Federico Basadre" Highway crosses the city, halfway from Lima to Pucallpa; 16 kmts. going to the east it meets the Marginal Highway that follows the river to the north and arrives at Tarapoto. A main road that comes from Casma port, on the coast of Ancash department, is being worked now. This road reinforces the position of Tingo María as a regional and national HUB.
The mayor is Juan Picón Quedo, part of a local business family.
A relevant industry working on Cacao is the Cooperativa Agroindustrial Naranjillo
Naranjillo
Naranjillo is a common name of several South American plants with edible fruit:*Solanum quitoense, usually spelled Naranjilla*Zanthoxylum naranjillo*Platonia esculenta...
, that sells its products to foreign markets.