How well do you know Colombia?
Colombia is a diverse land spanning oceans, rivers, mountains, deserts and rainforest. But how well do you really know it?
Church of San Pedro Claver, Cartegena & portrait of Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Alamy Stock Photo
All other photos: Shutterstock
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1. What’s the national bird of Colombia?
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2. What is the nickname for Colombia’s second largest city, Medellín?
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3. What’s the name of the national park providing the city of Bogotá with all of its water?
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4. Housing 34,000 pieces of gold, in which city will you find the Gold Museum?
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5. Which four Indigenous communities live in the Sierra Nevada mountains?
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6. What time of year can you spot whales on Colombia’s Pacific coast?
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7. What currency is used in Colombia?
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8. Which Colombian city is known as the salsa dancing capital of the world?
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9. The Cocora Valley, famous for its giant wax palms, is in which Colombian department?
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10. Which Colombian archaeological site is pictured here?
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11. What’s the highest peak in Colombia?
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12. In which year was the coastal city of Cartagena founded?
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13. Often called the ‘river of five colours’, what’s the real name of this place pictured?
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14. Which Colombian won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982?
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