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