ceja de selva

19:18 May 6, 2008
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Science - Geography / rain forrest
Spanish term or phrase: ceja de selva
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Local time: 00:42


Summary of answers provided
3 +2it's a local name - literally 'rainforest (eye)brow'
Sheila Hardie
5"ceja de selva"
Ruth Rubina
4jungle brow (area)
bcsantos


  

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it's a local name - literally 'rainforest (eye)brow'


Explanation:
A local name that refers to the forests in the eastern Andes at altitutdes of between 800-2,500 m. I don't think it needs to be translated - but that would depend on your context. Literally, it could be translated as 'rainforest brow' or 'rainforest eyebrow'.


HTH


Sheila

Ceja de selva - MSN Encarta
Ceja de selva, nombre local que reciben los bosques de los Andes orientales que se extienden entre los 2.500 y los 800 m de altitud en la región...
es.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_ 961535920/Ceja_de_selva.html - 20k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Yungas Peruanas - Bosque Nublado - Andes Tropicales - Conservación ...
Conocidas por los nombres "Ceja de Selva" y "Selva Alta", las Yungas Peruanas constituyen los dominios del oso de anteojos, el gallito de rocas, ...
cdc.lamolina.edu.pe/Proyectos/y_que.htm - 9k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants


Trafico on Line Peru Travel Agency Tour Operator Cerro de Pasco, Pasco
Its territory comprises parts of the Sierra (ridge of the Andes mountains) and parts of the Ceja de Selva (High Jungle or mountain rim). ...
www.traficoperu.com/english/ciud6.htm - 21k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants


MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OF THE ANDES OF PERU
Salcantay to Machupicchu-Mountains and Jungles of Peru, ... You will trek into the "Ceja de Selva"(the eyebrow of the jungle), with colorful orchids, ...
www.incatrailmachupichu.com/peru_mountain.php - 29k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Biodiversity Hotspots - Andes - Overview
The great highs and lows of the Andes mountain range, ... including the montane cloud forests (yungas, ceja de selva, or ceja de la montaña) that cover more ...
www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/hotspots/andes/ - 33k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Peru: Dire threat to northern High Andes Mountains, Part One
21 juny 2007 ... These mountains are the habitat of some of the last remaining mountain ... Especially “ceja de selva” (brow of the rainforest) cloud forest ...
network.bestfriends.org/international/news/16235.html - 81k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 09:42
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Óscar Delgado Gosálvez: cloud forest rim
9 mins

agree  Sandra Rodriguez
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jungle brow (area)


Explanation:
See link below
Biological diversity of Machupicchu Historic Sanctuary is greater than neighboring ecosystems. In the Aobamba River watershed (the lower, western part of the Sanctuary), tropical vegetation is dominant. This ecosystem is known as “jungle brows,” representing tropical vegetation’s upper limit in this part of the Andes. The jungle brows contain great flora and fauna diversity, and combined with the mountainous ecosystems found within the Sanctuary, make Machupicchu a special place. Machupicchu is of great biological diversity in terms of the number of native species, genetic banks, and ecosystems it contains, and is therefore a conservation priority.


    Reference: http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofiles/pdf/mphs_eng.pdf
bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"ceja de selva"


Explanation:
As you see in the link - in the English translation they left the "ceja de selva" as it is.


    Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poldavo/268005009/in/set-721576...
Ruth Rubina
United States
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in SpanishSpanish
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