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  • 1. What is the maximum depth of the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
B) 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)
C) 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
D) 2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
  • 2. In which departments of Colombia is the Chicamocha Canyon located?
A) Boyacá and Santander
B) Valle del Cauca and Risaralda
C) Cundinamarca and Antioquia
D) Norte de Santander and Atlántico
  • 3. What is the length of the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) 150 kilometres (93 mi)
B) 200 kilometres (124 mi)
C) 227 kilometres (141 mi)
D) 300 kilometres (186 mi)
  • 4. Which river carved the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Suárez River
B) Chicamocha River
C) Magdalena River
D) Sogamoso River
  • 5. What is the area of the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) 80,000 hectares (198,000 acres)
B) 200,000 hectares (494,000 acres)
C) 150,000 hectares (371,000 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 fourth-largest canyon in the world.
C) It is the second-largest canyon in the world.
D) It is the largest canyon in the world.
  • 7. Which national park administers the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Los Nevados National Park
B) Chicamocha National Park
C) Los Katíos National Park
D) Sierra Nevada National Park
  • 8. When did the formation of the Chicamocha Canyon start?
A) Late Cretaceous
B) Early Oligocene
C) Miocene
D) Jurassic
  • 9. What is the meaning of 'Chicamocha' in the Guane language?
A) Land of the jaguars
B) Place of the spirits
C) River of the mountains
D) Silver thread on a full moon night in the mountain range
  • 10. What climatic change contributed to the formation of the early Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Rising sea levels
B) Global warming trend
C) General global cooling trend
D) Increased volcanic activity
  • 11. What is the name of the paleolake that formed near Soatá?
A) Lake Chicamocha
B) Lake Soatá
C) Lake Santander
D) Lake Bucaramanga
  • 12. Which prehistoric animal was found in the Soatá Formation?
A) Megalodon
B) Stegosaurus
C) Notiomastodon
D) Tyrannosaurus rex
  • 13. What is the climate like in the highest parts of the canyon near Soatá?
A) Windy and cold
B) Mild and rainy
C) Dry and hot
D) Cold and humid
  • 14. What type of forest is found in the canyon north of San Gil?
A) Dry tropical forest
B) Boreal forest
C) Rainforest
D) Temperate forest
  • 15. Which two rivers form the Sogamoso River south of Zapatoca?
A) Suárez River and Sogamoso River
B) Magdalena River and Suárez River
C) Chicamocha River and Suárez River
D) Chicamocha River and Sogamoso River
  • 16. What is the southern boundary of the Mesa de Los Santos?
A) Chicamocha Canyon
B) Suárez River
C) Sogamoso River
D) Magdalena River
  • 17. When was the Chicamocha Canyon preselected for the election of the 7 natural wonders?
A) 2008
B) 2011
C) 2010
D) 2009
  • 18. What is the final ranking of the Chicamocha Canyon in the Natural Wonders?
A) Top 50
B) Top 100
C) Top 30
D) Top 77
  • 19. Since what year have the Chicamocha Canyon Races been held?
A) 2015
B) 2010
C) 2012
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) Driest and hottest
C) Windy and dry
D) Coldest and wettest
  • 21. Which city is approximately 55 kilometres from the Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Bogotá
B) Cali
C) Medellín
D) Bucaramanga
  • 22. What is the name of the national route that crosses the canyon?
A) National Route 65
B) National Route 45A
C) National Route 55
D) National Route 30
  • 23. Which city is a backpacker destination near the canyon?
A) Medellín
B) Bogotá
C) Cali
D) San Gil
  • 24. What is the climate like near Capitanejo?
A) Cold and humid
B) Dry and hotter
C) Mild and rainy
D) Windy and cold
  • 25. Which indigenous group inhabited the region of the Chicamocha Canyon before the Spanish conquest?
A) The Inca
B) The Guane
C) The Maya
D) The Aztec
  • 26. What is the age range of the geological formations in Chicamocha Canyon?
A) Jurassic to Cretaceous
B) Triassic to Jurassic
C) Cambrian to Devonian
D) Precambrian to Pleistocene
  • 27. What geological event is typical for Colombian geology and spans the Silurian?
A) An eruption
B) A hiatus
C) An earthquake
D) A flood
  • 28. Where near Chicamocha Canyon is gypsum mined?
A) Near Jordán
B) Near Barichara
C) Near Soatá
D) Near Boavita
  • 29. Which formation unconformably overlies the Lower Paleozoic section?
A) The Cretaceous Tibú-Mercedes Formation
B) The Jurassic Pescadero Quartzmonzonite
C) The Devonian Floresta Formation
D) The Neoproterozoic Bucaramanga Gneiss
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