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  • 1. What is the second most visited site in Chiapas after Palenque?
A) Sumidero Canyon
B) Ruins of Berlin
C) Amikúu Ecological Park
D) Árbol de Navidad
  • 2. How many people visit Sumidero Canyon annually?
A) 196,500 people
B) 400,000 people
C) 300,000 people
D) 100,000 people
  • 3. What percentage of visitors to Sumidero Canyon are from Mexico?
A) 90%
B) About 80%
C) 50%
D) 100%
  • 4. Which river is navigated by boats ferrying tourists into the canyon area?
A) Grijalva River
B) Usumacinta River
C) Papaloapan River
D) Río Grande
  • 5. How many lookout points are accessible by land in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Four
D) Six
  • 6. Which of the following is not a lookout point in Sumidero Canyon?
A) El Roblar
B) Árbol de Navidad
C) La Ceiba
D) Los Chiapas
  • 7. What is the most important economic activity in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Ecotourism
B) Mining
C) Agriculture
D) Fishing
  • 8. Which town serves as a starting point for boat tours to the canyon?
A) Comitán
B) Tuxtla Gutiérrez
C) Chiapa de Corzo
D) San Cristóbal de las Casas
  • 9. What is the distance of boat tours along the Grijalva River to the Chicoasén Dam?
A) 50 kilometers (31 mi)
B) About 30 kilometers (20 mi)
C) 70 kilometers (43.5 mi)
D) 10 kilometers (6.2 mi)
  • 10. What was the initial cost to open the Amikúu Ecological Park?
A) 200 million pesos
B) 50 million pesos
C) 120 million pesos
D) 80 million pesos
  • 11. Which event caused significant problems for the tourism industry in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Floods
B) Wildfires
C) Boating accidents
D) Earthquakes
  • 12. What is one extreme sport available in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Skiing
B) Surfing
C) Skydiving
D) Mountain biking
  • 13. Which annual event involves a swimming marathon in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Copa Mundo Fino
B) Grijalva River Race
C) Chiapas Swim Challenge
D) Sumidero Splash
  • 14. What happened to an Australian base jumper in 2006?
A) He was rescued from a high cliff.
B) He won a base jumping competition.
C) He set a new world record.
D) He plunged to his death after jumping off an 800-meter cliff.
  • 15. Which cooperative was fined for boating accidents?
A) Ángel Albino Corzo
B) Cahuare
C) Nandiume
D) Both Ángel Albino Corzo and Nandiume
  • 16. What is the name of the archeological site in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Árbol de Navidad
B) Cueva del Silencio
C) Ruins of Berlin
D) Amikúu
  • 17. Which part of the Amikúu Ecological Park includes a zip line?
A) The interior of the park
B) Colors of Chiapas
C) Discover the Canyon
D) Area of Adventure
  • 18. What type of museum is Colors of Chiapas?
A) A natural history museum
B) A science museum
C) A small museum exhibiting traditional dress and musical instruments.
D) An art museum
  • 19. Which activity allows access to many of the canyon's small caves?
A) Boating
B) Kayaking
C) Hiking
D) Rappelling
  • 20. How many rapids are found inside Sumidero Canyon?
A) Forty-five
B) Thirty
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty
  • 21. What is the width of the cofferdam in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Four meters
B) Three meters
C) Five meters
D) Two meters
  • 22. What is the average annual temperature in Sumidero Canyon?
A) 28 °C
B) 26 °C
C) 22 °C
D) 30 °C
  • 23. What year was Sumidero Canyon a candidate for one of the Seven New Natural Wonders of the World?
A) 2011
B) 2009
C) 2008
D) 2010
  • 24. How many beaches are there in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 25. How many hectares does Sumidero Canyon National Park cover?
A) 30,000 hectares (74,100 acres)
B) 21,789 hectares (53,840 acres)
C) 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres)
D) 15,500 hectares (38,300 acres)
  • 26. Which city borders the Sumidero Canyon National Park?
A) San Cristóbal de las Casas
B) Palenque
C) Tuxtla Gutiérrez
D) Chiapa de Corzo
  • 27. What geological period saw the elevation of ocean floor that formed much of the mountains around Sumidero Canyon?
A) Jurassic Period
B) Paleogene Period
C) Mesocretac Period
D) Cenozoic Era
  • 28. What types of fossils are found in the limestone layers exposed by Sumidero Canyon's walls?
A) Birds
B) Mammals
C) Dinosaurs
D) Marine creatures
  • 29. Which family has the most species found in Sumidero Canyon?
A) The Fabaceae family with 59 species
B) The Euphorbiaceae family with 22 species
C) The Orchidaceae family with 22 species
D) The Asteraceae family with 25 species
  • 30. What type of vegetation is mostly deciduous in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Rainforest vegetation
B) Grasslands
C) Meadows
D) Pine-oak forest
  • 31. Which species is not part of the medium-height rainforest tree cover?
A) Cuaulote blanco (Luehea candida)
B) Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
C) Jocotillo (Astronium graveolens)
D) Breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum)
  • 32. Which species is commonly found in pine-oak forests at altitudes above 1200 masl?
A) Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
B) Tempisque (Sideroxylon capiri)
C) Breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum)
D) Oak Quercus acutifolia
  • 33. Which type of vegetation is induced due to human activities in Sumidero Canyon?
A) Grasslands
B) Medium-height deciduous rainforest
C) Pine-oak forest
D) Low-height deciduous rainforest
  • 34. Which species are primarily found on the vertical walls of the canyon?
A) Cactus from the Acanthocereus family
B) Bromeliads
C) Orchids
D) Palms
  • 35. Which type of vegetation occupies an area of 4,404 hectares in the park?
A) Pine-oak forest
B) Medium-height deciduous rainforest
C) Low-height deciduous rainforest
D) Grasslands
  • 36. What is a common feature of the soils in medium-height perennial rainforests?
A) They are primarily composed of basalt or granite rock.
B) They are found at altitudes below 150 masl.
C) They are rich in undecomposed plant matter which holds moisture.
D) They are associated with secondary vegetation.
  • 37. In what decade was Sumidero Canyon definitively explored?
A) 1980s
B) 1990s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s
  • 38. What year did SARH report the initial count of vertebrate species in Sumidero Canyon?
A) 2005
B) 1986
C) 1996
D) 1976
  • 39. Which agency took over and enlarged the park to 21,789 hectares in 1980?
A) SEMARNAP
B) SEDUE
C) federal government
D) SAHOP
  • 40. When did Sumidero Canyon come under the protection of the Ramsar Convention?
A) 2004
B) 1999
C) 2010
D) 2006
  • 41. What is the name of the bridge marking the southern border of the park?
A) Grijalva Bridge
B) Sumidero Bridge
C) Belisario Domínguez Bridge
D) Pan-American Bridge
  • 42. Which lookout point is closest to Tuxtla Gutiérrez?
A) Los Chiapas
B) La Ceiba
C) Chicoasén Dam
D) Cahuaré Docks
  • 43. Which of the following species is considered endangered in Sumidero Canyon?
A) bat Artibeus jamaicensis
B) white-tailed deer
C) great curassow (Crax rubra)
D) rat Peromyscus mexicanus
  • 44. How many species of reptiles were reported under protection by a CONANP study in 2007?
A) 20
B) 5
C) 12
D) 8
  • 45. Which type of animal is the most common in Sumidero Canyon National Park?
A) mammals
B) birds
C) fish
D) reptiles
  • 46. Which of the following mammals is subject to special protection in the park?
A) anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla)
B) rat Peromyscus mexicanus
C) white-tailed deer
D) bat Artibeus jamaicensis
  • 47. What is the name of the dam marking the northern border of the park?
A) Chicoasén Dam
B) Grijalva Dam
C) Pan-American Dam
D) Sumidero Dam
  • 48. How many species of birds were documented in a 2005 study?
A) 100
B) 195
C) 150
D) 250
  • 49. Which species is considered threatened in the park?
A) rat Peromyscus mexicanus
B) white-tailed deer
C) bat Artibeus jamaicensis
D) spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
  • 50. Which of the following species is associated with bodies of water in the park?
A) lowland paca
B) jaguarundi
C) Actitis macularia
D) ocelot
  • 51. Which year did Chiapas state issue a decree to make the area around the canyon an ecological reserve?
A) 1980
B) 1972
C) 1990
D) 1965
  • 52. How many tons of trash were extracted from the canyon area in 2010?
A) 6000 tons
B) 2000 tons
C) 5000 tons
D) 3700 tons
  • 53. What is the estimated annual accumulation of trash in Sumidero Canyon?
A) 7000 tons
B) 10000 tons
C) 5000 tons
D) 3000 tons
  • 54. What is a common type of trash found in the Grijalva River?
A) Paper waste
B) Glass bottles
C) Metal cans
D) Plastic containers
  • 55. When was the construction of the Chicoasén Dam completed?
A) 1990
B) 1960
C) 1980
D) 1974
  • 56. How many workers does the dam complex employ approximately?
A) 800
B) 1000
C) 300
D) 600
  • 57. In what year did the Mexican army successfully cross the canyon?
A) 1960
B) 1895
C) 1932
D) 1946
  • 58. How many individual sites were discovered in a survey by Alejandro Martínez in 1976?
A) 10
B) 30
C) 15
D) 24
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