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travelog, British English travelogue  noun documental masculine sobre viajes

un‧chart‧ed

1

uncharted waters/territory/area etc

a situation or activity that you have never experienced or tried before:

This new project will take us into uncharted territory.

2 not marked on any maps:

an uncharted island

grip‧ping

a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting:

Collins' gripping detective novel

civ•i•li•za•tion /ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən/  

ra•vine /rəˈvin/   n. [countable]

1. a narrow, steep-sided valley usually created by the effects of running water off the soil over a long time.

chasm /ˈkæzəm/   n. [countable]

1. Geographya wide, deep crack in the earth's surface.

2. a wide split in opinions, etc., esp. one producing a break in relations:to overcome the great chasm between our two nations.

quin•tes•sence /kwɪnˈtɛsəns/   n. [countable;
usually singular;
usually: the + ~]

1. the most perfect type or example of something:the quintessence of honesty.

At the best of times

Steep ascents

So keeps pressing on

At a conservative estimate it was 1,500 feet deep

Unspoilt

The former

To put accross a political message

pal•try /ˈpɔltri/   adj., -tri•er, -tri•est. 

1. ridiculously or insultingly small:a paltry wage.

2. completely worthless:paltry clothes.

endeavour, US endeavor /ɪnˈdɛvə/ vb

1. to try (to do something)

n

1. an effort to do or attain something

ascent /əˈsent/

Ernie and Bernie

ex•cerpt /ˈɛksɝpt/  n. [countable]

a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like;
extract:The pastor read excerpts from the Bible.

/kənˈviːnɪənt/

/ˈm3ːfɪ/

/ˈdʒ3ːnɪ/

/ˈʌðəʳ/

/ˈhjuːmərəs/