The Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands)
- 1. In which country is the Cueva de las Manos located?
A) Peru
B) Chile
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
- 2. Approximately how old are the paintings in Cueva de las Manos?
A) 5,000 years
B) 9,000 years
C) 15,000 years
D) 1,500 years
- 3. Who discovered the Cueva de las Manos?
A) Jules Verne
B) Marcelino de Lemos
C) Hiram Bingham
D) Carlos J. Gradin
- 4. What is the best time to visit Cueva de las Manos for tourists?
A) Spring and summer
B) Fall and winter
C) Only during festivals
D) Year-round
- 5. What technique was used to create the hand stencils?
A) Drawing
B) Stitching
C) Blowing pigment
D) Carving
- 6. What type of environment surrounds the Cueva de las Manos?
A) Marshland
B) Rainforest
C) Desert
D) Steppe
- 7. Which UNESCO status has been assigned to the Cueva de las Manos?
A) Biosphere Reserve
B) Global Geopark
C) World Heritage Site
D) Cultural Landscape
- 8. In what year was Cueva de las Manos designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1987
B) 2001
C) 1995
D) 1999
- 9. What is a key symbol in many of the cave paintings aside from hand stencils?
A) Plants
B) Humans
C) Animals
D) Tools
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