Publishing an EarthCache - Other Languages

[+Ocean5000]

I am going to be traveling abroad in a couple of months and am considering placing an EarthCache during my travels. As an English speaker traveling to a majority Spanish-speaking country (the Dominican Republic), can I write the EarthCache write-up in English? Does Geocaching HQ translate cache pages to the local language?  

 

Thank you so much!

 

[BlueRajah]

It has to be in the local language, and you have to have the translation done. The website does not do that for you.

[+hzoi]

10 hours ago, Ocean5000 said:

Does Geocaching HQ translate cache pages to the local language?  

 

LOL. If only. 

 

I enlisted the help of a local cacher to get my Norwegian earthcache translated, and I sent them geocoins to thank them.

[+hzoi]

p.s. If you're going to take the time to put an earthcache together, please don't trust Google translate to supply the Spanish version, it will not cut it.

[+Mausebiber]

13 hours ago, Ocean5000 said:

I am going to be traveling abroad in a couple of months and am considering placing an EarthCache during my travels

Interesting.  How do you know where to find an interesting location worth placing an EC? 

[+HHL]

33 minutes ago, Mausebiber said:

How do you know where to find an interesting location worth placing an EC?

People who have mastered the cultural technique of reading can do this.

[+Mausebiber]

3 hours ago, HHL said:

People who have mastered the cultural technique of reading can do this

Agree 100%.   Is this the only person who will be able to "mastered the cultural technique of reading"?  I think, by just reading, you might find interesting places, but will you find a spot to place an EC?  From my experience, most, if not all places worth an EC are already taken.

[+Ocean5000]

On 2/1/2023 at 10:31 AM, hzoi said:

p.s. If you're going to take the time to put an earthcache together, please don't trust Google translate to supply the Spanish version, it will not cut it.

Absolutely! I totally agree with this—Google Translate has plenty of inaccuracies when it comes to sentence structure/grammar. If I wound up deciding to place an EarthCache, I would get it translated either by a local cacher or a human translator.

[+Ocean5000]

On 2/1/2023 at 3:05 PM, Mausebiber said:

Agree 100%.   Is this the only person who will be able to "mastered the cultural technique of reading"?  I think, by just reading, you might find interesting places, but will you find a spot to place an EC?  From my experience, most, if not all places worth an EC are already taken.

Reading about interesting locations is certainly a part of it. I've found that if I research the local geology, I can find noteworthy sites to think about placing an EC. Also, sometimes just stumbling upon a cool place with geological importance sparks a sense of creativity and willingness to create an EC (ie: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9W5KX, https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9YPMV, and https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCA038C).