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We know today that the name Fagaras Mountains derives from Hungarian linguists although opinions are divided, on the one hand there is the word "fogor" - partridge, and on the other hand, more joke more seriously, is under discussion the expression "fa-garas', ie money from wood, which has its origin in the tradition of the eighteenth century when workers received their labor in exchange for some tickets, evidence of wood, which they then exchanged for cash.
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Urlea Lake (4 m deep, occupying an area of 20150 sqm, at an altitude of 2170 m) it is found in the circus of Urlea and Pojorta Valleys between debris. At 2150 m, in the same valley, there is another lake, smaller, Urlea II that dries in dry years. Lake of Mogos (at an altitude of 2,150 m) it is found at S of the Peak of Mogos, besides touristic routes.
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A local somewhat accustomed with bears told me once that they are more like us: a man help you when need, while another keeps your way to the corner and gives you in head. So are the bears: some go on the path and stumble over tourists who stand in their way, others are defending their cubs, others are hungry and just smells salami backpack, and others simply do not like to take pictures with flash and get nervous...
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