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1. Pablo and I are about to step onto the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. What type of surface are we treading on?
2. Pablo says that we're off to do some sand-boarding in the Death Valley. I said "California"? He said "No, silly. Chile". Is he correct in saying there's a Death Valley in Chile?
3. Near the Colombian city of Ipiales is the Roman Catholic basilica, Las Lajas Cathedral. Locally however, the word cathedral is replaced by which of the following?
4. Pablo and I flew out of Georgetown to the magnificent Kaieteur Falls which is an absolute treasure of which South American country?
5. "Rug up" said Pablo "we're going to hike the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. On the boat to the ice Pablo passed on a number of interesting facts though he did pull my leg on one of them. Which of the following facts is FALSE?
6. When Pedro Ureta's wife passed away he created a forest in the shape of which musical instrument as a memorial to her?
7. Pablo takes me to this outer-worldly place in Gorias, Brazil called Vale de Lua. He explained that the place name is Portuguese and that in English it translates to Valley of the _____?
8. The North Yungas Road in Bolivia, which has been labelled as "the World's most dangerous road" has a road rule that says "downhill drivers have the right of way".
9. On your left you'll see a picture of Lencois Maranhenses which plays host to a series of linen-white sand dunes. The English translation of this place name is the "_____ of Maranhao"
10. The Cano Cristales, known as the "River of Five Colours" gets its unique colouring from which of the following?
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