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