“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
(Appendix C)
Click here to see this list sorted by English name.
| Ecuadorean Spanish / Quichua* |
English |
| abajo | down |
| acampar | to camp |
| acequia | irrigation ditch |
| agua | water |
| ahí no más | nearby |
| aldea | village, hamlet |
| arenal | sandy slope or plain |
| arriba | up |
| arriero | muleteer |
| arroyo | stream |
| asfaltado | paved |
| auxilio | help, rescue |
| bestia | beast, pack animal |
| bosque | woods, forest |
| brújula | compass |
| burro | donkey |
| caballo | horse |
| camellones | transverse ridges on a muddy trail |
| caminata | trek, walk |
| camino | road, trail, path |
| camino de herradura | horse/mule trail |
| camión | truck |
| camioneta | pick-up truck |
| campamento | camp |
| campesino | rural dweller |
| canal de riego | irrigation canal |
| cargador | porter |
| carpa | tent |
| carro | vehicle, car, bus |
| carta topográfica | topographic map |
| casa comunal | community hall |
| cascada | waterfall |
| cerco(a) | fence |
| cerro | hill |
| chaquiñán* | small trail, foot path |
| chorrera | waterfall |
| choza | primitive hut |
| cocha* | pond, lake |
| conocedor | local expert, guide |
| cordillera | mountain range |
| cortar camino | to take a shortcut |
| cruce | crossing |
| cuchilla | ridge |
| cueva | cave |
| cultivo | crop, worked field |
| cumbre | summit |
| derecha | right (direction) |
| derrumbe(o) | landslide |
| deshecho | path |
| Dios le pague | may God repay you, thank you |
| empalizado(a) | trail lined with logs |
| empedrado | cobbled, lined with stones |
| empinado | steep |
| enderezo | shortcut (used in the south) |
| enfermo(a) | sick |
| escuela | school |
| este | east |
| filo | ridge |
| fuente | fountain, spring |
| ganado | cattle |
| ganado bravo | fighting bulls |
| ganado de lidia | fighting bulls |
| ganado manso | tame cattle |
| garúa | mist |
| glacial | glacier |
| granizo | hail |
| guagua* | child, baby |
| guía | guide, guide book |
| hacienda | farm, ranch |
| helada | frost |
| herido(a) | injured |
| hospedaje | accommodations |
| hospedería | simple accommodations |
| hostal | hotel, inn |
| hotel | hotel |
| izquierda | left (direction) |
| lago | lake |
| laguna | pond, lake |
| lastrado | graveled |
| loma | hill |
| machay* | cave, overhang |
| macho | male, male mule |
| mapa | map |
| médico | doctor |
| minga* | community work project |
| mirador | lookout |
| monte | woods, forest |
| motel | accommodation for short-stay couples |
| mula | female mule |
| neblina | fog |
| nevado | snow-capped mountain |
| niebla | fog |
| nieve | snow |
| norte | north |
| oeste | west |
| ojo de agua | spring |
| paja | straw, tussock grass |
| pajonal | straw-covered páramo |
| pampa*, pamba* | plain, plateau |
| Panamericana, Pana | Pan-American or any major highway |
| pantano | swamp |
| parada de bus | bus stop |
| páramo | high Andean moorland or grassland |
| paso | step, pass |
| pendiente | slope, steep |
| peña | cliff |
| perro | dog |
| plano | flat |
| pogyo* | spring |
| portón | gate |
| potrero | pasture |
| precipicio | cliff |
| pueblo | town, village |
| puente | bridge |
| puente colgante | suspension bridge |
| puente peatonal | foot bridge |
| pungu*, punku* | door, gate, gateway |
| quebrada | ravine, gully, valley, canyon |
| ranchera | open-sided bus (used in the south) |
| rancho | primitive hut |
| refugio | shelter |
| riachuelo | stream |
| río | river |
| rumi* | stone |
| sacha* | jungle, forest, wild |
| seguir filo filo | to follow the ridge line |
| selva | jungle |
| sendero | trail |
| siga | continue, go ahead |
| siga no más | go ahead (imperative) |
| soroche | altitude sickness |
| subtrópico | subtropics, warm lowlands |
| sur | south |
| tambo* | inn, rest stop along trail |
| tarabita | primitive cable car |
| tembladera | quaking bog (used in the Llanganates) |
| tempestad | storm |
| temporal | storm |
| terminal terrestre | bus station |
| tienda | shop, general store |
| toro | bull |
| toro bravo | fighting bull |
| urcu*, ucu* | mountain |
| vaca | cow |
| vado | ford |
| valle | valley |
| venenoso(a) | poisonous |
| vertiente | spring |
| vía carrosable | vehicle road |
| viento | wind |
| yacu* | water, river |
| yegua | mare |