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Chicamocha Canyon
  • 1. What is the maximum depth of the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
B) 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
C) 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)
D) 2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
  • 2. In which departments of Colombia is the Chicamocha Canyon located?
A) Boyacá and Santander
B) Norte de Santander and Atlántico
C) Valle del Cauca and Risaralda
D) Cundinamarca and Antioquia
  • 3. What is the length of the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) 150 kilometres (93 mi)
B) 200 kilometres (124 mi)
C) 300 kilometres (186 mi)
D) 227 kilometres (141 mi)
  • 4. Which river carved the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Suárez River
B) Magdalena River
C) Chicamocha River
D) Sogamoso River
  • 5. What is the area of the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) 200,000 hectares (494,000 acres)
B) 150,000 hectares (371,000 acres)
C) 108,000 hectares (270,000 acres)
D) 80,000 hectares (198,000 acres)
  • 6. What is the significance of the Chicamocha Canyon in terms of its size worldwide?
A) It is the fourth-largest canyon in the world.
B) It is the largest canyon in the world.
C) It is the second-largest canyon in the world.
D) It is the third-largest canyon in the world.
  • 7. Which national park administers the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Sierra Nevada National Park
B) Chicamocha National Park
C) Los Katíos National Park
D) Los Nevados National Park
  • 8. When did the formation of the Chicamocha Canyon start?
A) Late Cretaceous
B) Jurassic
C) Miocene
D) Early Oligocene
  • 9. What is the meaning of 'Chicamocha' in the Guane language?
A) Land of the jaguars
B) Silver thread on a full moon night in the mountain range
C) Place of the spirits
D) River of the mountains
  • 10. What climatic change contributed to the formation of the early Chicamocha Canyon?
A) General global cooling trend
B) Rising sea levels
C) Increased volcanic activity
D) Global warming trend
  • 11. What is the name of the paleolake that formed near Soatá?
A) Lake Soatá
B) Lake Bucaramanga
C) Lake Santander
D) Lake Chicamocha
  • 12. Which prehistoric animal was found in the Soatá Formation?
A) Tyrannosaurus rex
B) Notiomastodon
C) Megalodon
D) Stegosaurus
  • 13. What is the climate like in the highest parts of the canyon near Soatá?
A) Dry and hot
B) Cold and humid
C) Windy and cold
D) Mild and rainy
  • 14. What type of forest is found in the canyon north of San Gil?
A) Boreal forest
B) Rainforest
C) Dry tropical forest
D) Temperate forest
  • 15. Which two rivers form the Sogamoso River south of Zapatoca?
A) Suárez River and Sogamoso River
B) Chicamocha River and Sogamoso River
C) Chicamocha River and Suárez River
D) Magdalena River and Suárez River
  • 16. What is the southern boundary of the Mesa de Los Santos?
A) Suárez River
B) Magdalena River
C) Sogamoso River
D) Chicamocha Canyon
  • 17. When was the Chicamocha Canyon preselected for the election of the 7 natural wonders?
A) 2009
B) 2011
C) 2008
D) 2010
  • 18. What is the final ranking of the Chicamocha Canyon in the Natural Wonders?
A) Top 100
B) Top 50
C) Top 30
D) Top 77
  • 19. Since what year have the Chicamocha Canyon Races been held?
A) 2013
B) 2015
C) 2012
D) 2010
  • 20. What is the climate like in the lowest areas of the canyon at around 900 metres elevation?
A) Windy and dry
B) Coldest and wettest
C) Mild and humid
D) Driest and hottest
  • 21. Which city is approximately 55 kilometres from the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Cali
B) Medellín
C) Bucaramanga
D) Bogotá
  • 22. What is the name of the national route that crosses the canyon?
A) National Route 55
B) National Route 65
C) National Route 45A
D) National Route 30
  • 23. Which city is a backpacker destination near the canyon?
A) San Gil
B) Medellín
C) Bogotá
D) Cali
  • 24. What is the climate like near Capitanejo?
A) Dry and hotter
B) Windy and cold
C) Cold and humid
D) Mild and rainy
  • 25. Which indigenous group inhabited the region of the Chicamocha Canyon before the Spanish conquest?
A) The Maya
B) The Guane
C) The Inca
D) The Aztec
  • 26. What is the age range of the geological formations in Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Jurassic to Cretaceous
B) Cambrian to Devonian
C) Precambrian to Pleistocene
D) Triassic to Jurassic
  • 27. What geological event is typical for Colombian geology and spans the Silurian?
A) An eruption
B) An earthquake
C) A hiatus
D) A flood
  • 28. Where near Chicamocha Canyon is gypsum mined?
A) Near Boavita
B) Near Jordán
C) Near Soatá
D) Near Barichara
  • 29. Which formation unconformably overlies the Lower Paleozoic section?
A) The Devonian Floresta Formation
B) The Cretaceous Tibú-Mercedes Formation
C) The Neoproterozoic Bucaramanga Gneiss
D) The Jurassic Pescadero Quartzmonzonite
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