Colca Canyon - Quiz
  • 1. Where is the Colca Canyon located?
A) Eastern Argentina
B) In southern Peru
C) Central Bolivia
D) Northern Chile
  • 2. Approximately how far is the Colca Canyon from Arequipa?
A) 100 kilometres (62 mi)
B) 200 kilometres (124 mi)
C) 160 kilometres (99 mi)
D) 250 kilometres (155 mi)
  • 3. What is the depth range of the Colca Canyon?
A) 800 – 1600 m
B) 1500 – 2500 m
C) About 1000 – 2000 m
D) 500 – 1500 m
  • 4. What cultures inhabit the Colca Valley?
A) Inca and Aymara
B) Nazca and Moche
C) Quechua and Wari
D) Collagua and Cabana
  • 5. How many visitors does the Colca Canyon receive annually?
A) 80,000
B) About 120,000
C) 50,000
D) 200,000
  • 6. Who were the original inhabitants of the Colca Valley before the Incas?
A) Inca and Wari
B) Mochicas and Chimus
C) Nazcas and Moche
D) Quechua-speaking Cabanas and Aymara-speaking Collaguas
  • 7. How did the Inca establish dominion in the Colca Valley?
A) By trading with local tribes
B) Through marriage rather than warfare
C) Through religious conversion
D) Through military conquest
  • 8. When did the Spaniards first arrive in the Colca Valley?
A) 1540
B) 1560
C) 1500
D) 1555
  • 9. What was the purpose of the 'Reductions' ordered by Francisco de Toledo?
A) To establish new mining operations
B) To build roads for better access
C) To create agricultural terraces
D) To move inhabitants to centrally located settlements
  • 10. What did the Collaguas do when a tribe member died?
A) They dug a hole along the valley mountain and marked it with red paint.
B) They built stone monuments in their memory.
C) They performed rituals on the river banks.
D) They held large feasts to honor the deceased.
  • 11. When were passable roads between Arequipa and Chivay completed?
A) In the 1980s
B) In the 1960s
C) In the 1940s
D) In the 1920s
  • 12. Who led the first descent of the Colca River below Cabanaconde?
A) Hernando de Soto
B) Gonzalo Pizarro
C) Andrzej Pietowski
D) Francisco de Toledo
  • 13. When was the Colca Canyon recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's deepest canyon?
A) In 1984
B) In 2005
C) In 1975
D) In 1993
  • 14. What is the elevation of Chivay, located at the midpoint of the Colca valley?
A) 2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
B) 3,500 metres (11,500 ft)
C) 4,500 metres (14,800 ft)
D) 5,000 metres (16,400 ft)
  • 15. What type of agriculture is predominant above Chivay?
A) Livestock raising
B) Cereal farming
C) Coffee cultivation
D) Wine production
  • 16. Which animals are primarily raised in the high part of the Colca Valley?
A) Alpacas and llamas
B) Pigs and chickens
C) Sheep and goats
D) Cows and horses
  • 17. What is the name of the extinct volcano near Cabanaconde?
A) Ampato
B) Misti
C) Ubinas
D) Sabancaya
  • 18. Which ethnic group lived in the deepest area of the center of the Colca River canyon?
A) The Cabanas
B) None of the above
C) The Ccaccatapay
D) The Kollowas
  • 19. What is the name of the tourist stop where visitors can view condors flying close to the canyon walls?
A) Cruz del Condor
B) Sky Bridge
C) Condor Vista Point
D) Andean Lookout
  • 20. Which animal is a rabbit-sized relative of the chinchilla found in Colca Canyon?
A) Deer
B) Zorrino
C) Vizcacha
D) Fox
  • 21. What type of festival is celebrated as a 'cultural heritage' of Peru in Chivay?
A) Fiesta de la Candelaria
B) Carnival
C) Inti Raymi
D) Wititi festival
  • 22. What is the length of the Colca Canyon?
A) 150 km
B) 50 km
C) 200 km
D) 100 km
  • 23. Which animal species in the Colca is referred to as the 'Eternity Bird'?
A) Chilean flamingo
B) Giant hummingbird
C) Andean condor
D) Mountain caracara
  • 24. What is the name of the reconstructed mountaintop citadel in Colca?
A) Cerro de Oro
B) Montaña de la Luna
C) Fortaleza de Chimpa
D) Castillo del Sol
  • 25. Which town is the largest in the Colca Canyon?
A) Chivay
B) Callalli
C) Sibayo
D) Madrigal
  • 26. What type of fiber is used for knitting goods in Colca crafts?
A) Baby alpaca fiber
B) Sheep wool
C) Cotton
D) Silk
  • 27. What is the name of the natural hot springs located at Chivay?
A) Agua Caliente
B) Calientes del Valle
C) La Calera
D) Termas de Colca
  • 28. What is the name of the spring accessible from Tuti that is considered the most distant source of the Amazon River?
A) Rio Grande
B) Mismi
C) Amazona
D) Tutispring
  • 29. Which bird species in Colca is the largest member of its family?
A) Mountain caracara
B) Andean goose
C) Chilean flamingo
D) Giant hummingbird
  • 30. What type of embroidery adorns skirts and other items in Colca?
A) Patchwork
B) Cross-stitch
C) Lacework
D) A unique form of embroidery
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