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Mariposa is the Spanish word for "butterfly". In Portuguese, it is both a synonym for "moth" (Brazil) and "butterfly" (Portugal).

It may also refer to:

Places

Canada

• Mariposa, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality
• Mariposa, Ontario, an extinct unincorporated community and geographic township
• Mariposa Beach, Ontario, an extinct unincorporated community

Peru

• Mariposa, Junín Province, capital of the Pampa Hermosa district

United States

• Mariposa, California, an unincorporated community
• Mariposa County, California
  • Mariposan (Yokut) people and language of this region
• Mariposa, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a master-planned community

Fictional

• Mariposa (fictional town), a fictional town created by Stephen Leacock and modelled on Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
• Mariposa military base, a fictional top-secret military base in the Fallout universe.

Ships

• SS Mariposa (1931), Matson Lines ocean liner; renamed SS Homeric in 1953
• USS Mariposa, war service designation of SS Mariposa
• USS Mariposa (X-125), Liberty ship carrying gasoline; sunk December 30, 1944 off Occidental Mindoro by Allied torpedoes after devastating Japanese air attack
• Mariposa (WLB 397), USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender
• SS Mariposa, fictional spacecraft from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Up the Long Ladder
• Mariposa, fictional ship from the novel Martin Eden by Jack London.

Entertainment

• Mariposa, a 2009 novel by science fiction author Greg Bear
• Barbie Mariposa, a 2008 film starring Kelly Sheridan
• Mariposa, a song on the album "Not So Far Away" by Wideawake
• Mariposa, a 1998 album by Jennifer Peña
• Mariposa azul, an alternate title for The Blue Butterfly, a 2004 film by Léa Pool, with William Hurt and Pascale Bussière
• Mariposa Folk Festival, a festival in Orillia, Ontario, Canada
• La Mariposa, a character from the Dead or Alive video game series
• Mariposa (Rovielyn Cabigquez), a member of the ASF Dancers and performer on Wowowee

Other uses

• Mariposa (database), a computer database developed at the University of California, Berkeley
• Mariposa lily, a category of the western North American genus Calochortus of bulbous plants
• Mariposa School of Skating, a Canadian figure skating training center
• Mariposa Grove, a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park.
• Mariposa, Spanish for "butterfly", also used in Spanish profanity when directed towards a male
• Mariposa (malware), a type of malicious software

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From Wikitravel

Mariposa is in the Sierra Nevada region of California near Yosemite.

Mariposa is located along Highway 140, west of Yosemite National Park and is an inexpensive option for motel lodging when visiting Yosemite.

• From Yosemite, take Highway 140 west out of Yosemite Valley. Mariposa is about an hour's drive away.

• From the west take Highway 140 east out of the California's Central Valley. Highway 140 crosses both Interstate 5 and State Route 99, which are the main north-south routes within the valley.

• Blue Heron sports, 5081 Highway 140, ☎ (209) 742-2300. Nice little outdoor shop for trekking, camping, fishing and outdoor activities. Owner is very friendly and has excellent tips on planning the yosemite trip.  edit

• Comfort Inn, 4994 Bullion St. (from SR140/SR49, take 4th St. 1 block east), +1 209 966-4344, Fax: +1 209 966-4655, [1].
• Best Western Yosemite Way Station, 4999 State Highway 140, +1 209 966-7545, Toll-free: +1 800 321-5261, Fax: +1 209 966-6353, [2].

• Yosemite National Park