Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader

by Ernesto Nelson

Chapter Footnotes:

[1] Caucho, goma elástica, hule, Rubber. Related Words: Árbol de caucho, de la goma, de hule, tree which produces the latex from which rubber is made. Cauchera, cauchal, hular, rubber-tree plantation.

[2] de cuando en cuando, from time to time. VARIANT: De vez en cuando.

[3] las [variedades] ya conocidas, the varieties already known.

[4] Los árboles más buscados, The trees most sought for.

[5] se agotan sangrándolos pocas veces, tapping too seldom or too little. Note the use of the gerund. VARIANT: Cuando se les sangra.

[6] por vía, by way of; via. VARIANT: Por el Amazonas.

[7] se ven, are to be seen; may be seen.

[8] en jerga comercial, in commercial parlance (or jargon).

[9] La zona ... es demasiado extensa, the rubber zone is too vast. Note that the ending of the adverb demasiado is invariable.