estar con barro

How it is used in Bolivia

«Barro» is the everyday word for the mud a dirt mountain road turns into after rain. «¿Está con barro?» is a normal, practical question about how much a stretch might slow the minibus.

Learn it in a real situation

Explore the Yungas and Bolivian Amazon, Practical Spanish

Related words

• avisar (antes): to give a heads-up (beforehand)
• el camino está habilitado: the road is open / cleared for traffic
• el delfín rosado: the pink river dolphin
• el derrumbe: the landslide (earth/rocks onto the road)
• el mosquitero: the mosquito net
• el vuelo de la mañana: the morning flight

Guides that use this term

• Ask the road before you go, the golden rule of the Yungas