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