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