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