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Colca Canyon
Contributed by: Adamson
  • 1. What is the Colca Canyon known as between Callalli and Pinchollo/Madrigal?
A) Ampato Valley
B) Majes River
C) Camaná River
D) Colca Valley
  • 2. At what elevation does the base of the Colca Canyon lie?
A) 2000 metres above sea level
B) 4000 metres above sea level
C) 3000 metres above sea level
D) 1000 metres above sea level
  • 3. What is the approximate length of the Colca Canyon?
A) 300 km
B) 24 km
C) 56 km
D) 100 km
  • 4. What is the primary use of the headwaters of the Colca Valley?
A) Fishing
B) Livestock
C) Tourism
D) Agriculture
  • 5. What type of agriculture is predominant above Chivay?
A) Livestock raising
B) Crop farming
C) Orchard farming
D) Horticulture
  • 6. What is the elevation of the town of Chivay?
A) 2000 metres
B) 1000 metres
C) 3500 metres
D) 4000 metres
  • 7. What is the highest point in the Colca Canyon region?
A) Majes River at 4,000 metres
B) Ampato at 6,288 metres
C) Chivay at 3,500 metres
D) Huambo at 1,066 metres
  • 8. What is the depth of the Colca Canyon at its deepest point?
A) 6,288 meters
B) 1,066 meters
C) 2,000 meters
D) 3,400 meters
  • 9. What is the name of the extinct volcano near Cabanaconde?
A) Camaná
B) Ampato
C) Colca
D) Majes
  • 10. What is the approximate distance between Cabanaconde and Ampato?
A) 56 kilometres
B) 24 kilometres
C) 300 kilometres
D) 100 kilometres
  • 11. What is the name of the river that flows into the Pacific Ocean at the town of Camaná?
A) Colca River
B) Ampato River
C) Camaná River
D) Majes River
  • 12. What is the elevation of the river at Huambo?
A) 3,497 feet
B) 6,288 metres
C) 1,066 metres
D) 3,500 metres
  • 13. What type of landscapes are found below Chivay in the Colca Valley?
A) Intensely terraced landscapes
B) Flat agricultural fields
C) Desert landscapes
D) Mountainous terrains
  • 14. What is the approximate distance between Chivay and Cabanaconde?
A) 56 kilometres
B) 24 kilometres
C) 300 kilometres
D) 100 kilometres
  • 15. What is the elevation of the rim of the Colca Canyon?
A) 2000 metres
B) 6000 metres
C) 1000 metres
D) 3000–4000 metres
  • 16. What is the primary use of the Colca Valley at around 3,000 meters above sea level?
A) Livestock
B) Fishing
C) Agriculture
D) Tourism
  • 17. What is the name of the town located at the midpoint of the Colca Valley?
A) Cabanaconde
B) Callalli
C) Chivay
D) Huambo
  • 18. What is the elevation of the headwaters of the Colca Valley?
A) Higher than 4,000 meters
B) 2,000 meters
C) 3,000 meters
D) 1,066 meters
  • 19. Which cultures inhabit the Colca Valley?
A) Nazca and Moche cultures
B) Collagua and Cabana cultures
C) Quechua and Aymara cultures
D) Inca and Spanish cultures
  • 20. Who arrived in the Colca Valley in 1540?
A) The British colonists
B) The Spaniards, under Gonzalo Pizarro
C) The French missionaries
D) The Portuguese explorers
  • 21. What was the purpose of the 'Reductions' ordered by Francisco de Toledo?
A) To create agricultural terraces
B) To build new churches
C) To establish new mining operations
D) To move inhabitants to centrally located settlements
  • 22. When was the first chapel built in the Colca Valley?
A) In 1540
B) In 1580
C) In 1570
D) In 1565
  • 23. What is the significance of the red stains seen on the valley mountains?
A) They mark the burial sites of the Collaguas tribe
B) They mark ancient agricultural terraces
C) They indicate ancient trade routes
D) They are natural rock formations
  • 24. When were passable roads completed between Arequipa and Chivay?
A) In the 1800s
B) In the 2000s
C) In the 1600s
D) In the 1940s
  • 25. Who led the Polish Canoandes rafting expedition in 1981?
A) Francisco Pizarro
B) Francisco de Toledo
C) Gonzalo Pizarro
D) Andrzej Pietowski
  • 26. When was the Colca Canyon recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's deepest canyon?
A) In 1981
B) In 1993
C) In 1984
D) In 2005
  • 27. What verified the altitudes of the Colca River and surrounding heights in 2005?
A) A joint Polish-Peruvian expedition using GPS
B) A British expedition using satellite imagery
C) An Inca expedition using ancient records
D) A Spanish expedition using traditional maps
  • 28. Which ethnic group lived in the deepest area of the center of the Colca River canyon?
A) The Ccaccatapay
B) The Cabanas
C) The Incas
D) The Kollowas
  • 29. What is the Andean condor commonly referred to as?
A) The 'Winged Guardian'
B) The 'Eternity Bird'
C) The 'Mountain Giant'
D) The 'Sky King'
  • 30. Which bird species is the largest member of the hummingbird family?
A) The mountain caracara
B) The giant hummingbird
C) The Andean goose
D) The Chilean flamingo
  • 31. What is the name of the natural hot springs located in Chivay?
A) El Caliente
B) Las Termas
C) La Calera
D) Los Baños
  • 32. What is the Fortaleza de Chimpa?
A) A modern tourist resort
B) An ancient burial ground
C) A natural rock formation
D) A reconstructed mountaintop citadel
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