Spanish Culture

What are the main cities of Colombia?

Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, and Cartagena.

Why was the Gold Museum founded?

To preserve pre-Columbian goldsmithing pieces.

Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

What is the most important event of the Barranquilla Carnival?

The Battle of Flowers.

How does the area of Colombia compare to the area of Montana?

Colombia's area is three times that of Montana.

Which country connects Colombia with Central America?

Panama.

What belief did indigenous tribes in Colombia have about gold?

They believed gold was the physical expression of the creator energy of the gods.

From which era are the churches and buildings preserved in Cartagena?

The colonial era.

After the capital, what is the second most populated city in Colombia?

Medellin.

What is the national currency of Colombia?

The peso.

What is the capital of Colombia?

Bogota.

The famous Gold Museum was founded in Bogota to preserve what?

Pre-Columbian goldsmithing pieces.

Who founded the city of Cartagena de Indias?

The Spanish.

In Cartagena, many buildings are preserved from what era?

The colonial era.

What is the largest fortress in the Americas?

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena.

Central America is an area with few volcanoes. True or False?

False.

Arenal Volcano is in a national park. True or False?

True.

Arenal Volcano erupts infrequently. True or False?

False.

The hot springs near the volcano come from the sea. True or False?

False.

When Alberto comes out of the water, he feels hot. True or False?

False.

You can see incandescent rocks from some hotels. True or False?

True.

In Colombia, weeds are called 'hierbajos'. True or False?

False.

Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in the world. True or False?

True.

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest coastal mountain formation in the world. True or False?

True.

Indigenous people destroyed the ecosystem of Santa Marta. True or False?

False.

How many cordilleras form the Andes?

Three.

Is the Andes mountain range the highest in the world?

No, it is the second highest.

What happens to the Andes every year?

They fill with tourists.

What is the highest peak of the Andes?

Santa Marta.

What is a bioluminescent body of water?

The Mosquito Bay.

What do you see when it rains and the sun is out at the same time?

A rainbow.

The Andes are the most extensive mountain range in what region?

America.

'The backbone of South America' refers to what?

The Andes.

How long does the Andes mountain range extend?

7240 kilometers.

The Himalayas and the Andes have existed for how many millions of years?

Millions.

Is it possible to cross the Andes from one side to another?

Yes.

In some mountain ports of the Andes, there are what?

Railways.

In 63 million years, Buenos Aires and Santiago could be joined. True or False?

True.

Aconcagua is what?

The highest peak in South America and a popular destination for climbers.

In Cartagena, buildings from the pre-Columbian era are preserved. True or False?

False, they are from the colonial era.

The area of Colombia is three times the area of Texas. True or False?

False, it is three times the area of Montana.

The Museum of Gold was founded to preserve goldsmithing from the pre-Columbian era. True or False?

True.