paramo
Americannoun
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paramos
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of paramo
First recorded in 1750–60; from South American Spanish; Spanish páramo “barren plain”; presumably of pre-Latin origin
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Still ascending, we lose sight of the valley of the Chimbo, and find ourselves in a wilderness of crags and treeless mountains clothed with the long, dreary-looking paramo grass called paja.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton
Gladly we left this cheerless tambo, though a cold, heavy mist was falling as we rode northward, over the seemingly endless paramo of Sanancajas.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton
It was a welcome refuge to us, for we had well nigh perished with cold on the dreary paramo.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton
But to remain in a paramo during the night, even though thus protected, is often a painful ordeal.
From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by William Henry Giles Kingston
Between Tocuyo, Araure, and Barquisimeto, rises the group of the Altar Mountains, connected on the south-east with the paramo of Las Rosas.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
While most tundras have sparse vegetation, the paramos is famous for striking plants called frailejones that can be taller than humans and resemble a cross between a cactus and a palm tree.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
On the rocks left behind when the glacier retreats, the scientists think that a new ecosystem resembling the paramos may eventually begin to develop.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
Spanish conquistadors searched for these treasures but called the paramos the Empire of Darkness, and many perished in the cold and boggy lands.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2019
The legend of El Dorado began in the páramos, where leaders or shamans would cover themselves in gold dust and dive into paramos lakes, throwing golden offerings for the gods.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2019
Farther up, on the cold, bleak paramos, only stunted and hardy trees are to be found.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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