“Wayfarer, there is no path, you make the path as you go.”
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THE COUNTRY
- Why Ecuador?
- Slide Show
THE BOOK
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Trek Summaries
- Index
- About the Authors
- About the Publisher
A SAMPLE TREK
- Overview
- Route Description
- Topographic Map
- Elevation Profile
HOW TO BUY
THE BOOK
UPDATES
FEEDBACK
LINKS
CONTACT US
- The Authors
- The Publisher
© 2002-07 Kunstaetter
(Supplement to Appendix C)
Click here to see this list sorted by Spanish name.
| English | Ecuadorean Spanish / Quichua* |
| accommodation | hospedaje |
| altitude sickness | soroche |
| bridge | puente |
| bull | toro |
| bus | bus, carro |
| bus station | terminal terrestre |
| bus stop | parada de bus |
| cable car | tarabita |
| camp | campamento |
| canyon | quebrada |
| car | carro |
| cattle | ganado |
| cave | cueva, machay* |
| child | niño(a), guagua* |
| cliff | peña, precipicio |
| cobbled | empedrado |
| community hall | casa comunal |
| compass | brújula |
| continue | siga |
| cow | vaca |
| crop | cultivo |
| crossing | cruce |
| doctor | médico |
| dog | perro |
| donkey | burro |
| door | puerta, pungu*, punku* |
| down | abajo |
| east | este |
| farm | finca, hacienda |
| fence | cerco(a) |
| fighting bull(s) | toro bravo, ganado bravo, ganado de lidia |
| flat | plano |
| fog | neblina, niebla |
| ford | vado |
| forest | bosque, monte |
| frost | helada |
| gate | portón |
| glacier | glacial |
| go ahead | siga, siga no más (imperative) |
| grassland | páramo |
| graveled | lastrado |
| guide | guía, conocedor |
| gully | quebrada |
| hail | granizo |
| hamlet | aldea |
| help | auxilio |
| highway | careterra, Panamericana, Pana |
| hill | cerro, loma |
| horse | caballo |
| horse/mule trail | camino de herradura |
| hotel | hotel, hostal |
| hut | choza, rancho |
| injured | herido(a) |
| irrigation canal | canal de riego, acequia |
| jungle | selva, sacha* |
| lake | lago, laguna, cocha* |
| landslide | derrumbe(o) |
| left | izquierda (direction) |
| lookout | mirador |
| map | mapa |
| mare | yegua |
| mist | garúa |
| moorland | páramo |
| mountain | montaña, urcu*, ucu* |
| mountain range | cordillera |
| mule | macho (male), mula (female) |
| muleteer | arriero |
| nearby | ahí no más |
| north | norte |
| overhang | machay* |
| pack animal | bestia de carga |
| pass | paso |
| pasture | potrero |
| path | camino, sendero, desecho, chaquiñán* |
| paved | asfaltado |
| pick-up truck | camioneta |
| plain | pampa*, pamba* |
| poisonous | venenoso(a) |
| pond | cocha*, laguna |
| porter | cargador |
| ranch | hacienda |
| ravine | quebrada |
| rescue | auxilio |
| ridge | cuchilla, filo |
| right | derecha (direction) |
| river | río, yacu* |
| road | camino |
| rural dweller | campesino |
| school | escuela |
| shelter | refugio |
| shop | tienda |
| shortcut | enderezo (used in the south) |
| sick | enfermo(a) |
| slope | pendiente |
| snow | nieve |
| snow-capped mountain | nevado |
| south | sur |
| spring | vertiente, fuente, ojo de agua, pogyo* |
| steep | empinado, pendiente |
| step | paso |
| stone | piedra, rumi* |
| storm | tempestad, temporal |
| straw | paja |
| stream | arroyo, riachuelo |
| subtropics | subtrópico |
| summit | cumbre |
| swamp | pantano |
| tame cattle | ganado manso |
| tent | carpa |
| thank you | gracias, Dios le pague |
| to camp | acampar |
| to take a shortcut | cortar camino |
| topographic map | carta topográfica |
| town | pueblo |
| trail | camino, sendero, desecho, chaquiñán* |
| trek | caminata |
| truck | camión |
| tussock grass | paja |
| up | arriba |
| valley | valle, quebrada |
| vehicle | carro |
| vehicular road | vía carrosable |
| village | pueblo, aldea |
| walk | caminata |
| water | agua, yacu* |
| waterfall | cascada, chorrera |
| west | oeste |
| wild | silvestre, sacha* |
| wind | viento, guayra*, huayra* |
| woods | bosque, monte |