camino real
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of camino real
Literally, “royal road”
Example Sentences
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But when he was in his prime Taxco was an important trading town on the transcontinental camino real, along which the trade of Spain and the Orient was transshipped.
From Time Magazine Archive
We had emerged from the narrow and tangled path of milpas and ranchos, and were once more on a camino real.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
A narrow path brought us out into the camino real, along which we passed several small ranchos of sugar-cane.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
The raiders had approached San Antonio de los Banos across the fields at the rear, but Colonel Lopez led their retreat by way of the camino real which followed the riverbank.
From Rainbow's End by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
The ruins are nine leagues from Valladolid, the camino real to which passes directly through the field.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
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