Going Up Around South America Trivia Quiz

Answer: Campos do Jordão

In 2015, the population of Campos do Jordão was just over 50,000, a fraction of the 44 million population of the state of São Paulo. The Mantiqueira Mountains lie near the city and provide outstanding views. The primary industry of the town is tourism and the city's population quadruples in July during the winter festival of classical music.

Answer: La Rinconada

La Rinconada is located in the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of 16,728 feet (5,101 meters) near the country's border with Bolivia. The city is located near Juliaca where many of the gold miners live. Interestingly, many of the miners work under the cachorreo system in which they work for 30 straight days without pay and then on the 31st day they are allowed to take home as much ore as they can carry on their shoulders.

Answer: La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia and the nation's third-largest city after Santa Cruz and El Alto. La Paz was founded in 1548 by Spanish conquistadors who named it Nuestra Señora de La Paz meaning 'Our Lady of Peace'. In 1898, La Paz was made the de facto seat of government for Bolivia.

Answer: Calama

At 7,415 feet (2,260 meters) Calama is one of the highest cities in Chile. Lying in the Atacama Desert, the city is one of the driest in the world receiving just 0.20 inches of rainfall per year. Calama is considered a popular point for geological and archaeological exploration due to its unique location within both the Andes and the desert.

Some popular sites nearby include the Aguas Calientes Salt Flat, Valle de la Luna, and the Licancabur volcano.

Answer: Mérida

The city of Mérida is located in the Venezuelan state of the same name and its nickname is the Ciudad de los Caballeros meaning 'City of Gentlemen'. The city contains one of the highest and longest cable cars in the world as well as a popular bullfighting arena and botanical garden.

Answer: Quito

The center of Quito, Ecuador is located just 16 miles (25 kilometers) south of the equator and it is the closest capital city to the equator in the world. Quito has an extremely well-preserved historic center and in 1978, it was one of the first cities designated as a World Heritage Site.

After Guayaquil, Quito is the second-largest city in Ecuador and it is located adjacent to Pichincha which is an active volcano.

Answer: Tunja

Tunja is located just 81 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The city is a popular tourist destination as it is located on the Pan American Highway near several religious and historic sites. Tunja is also home to two professional football clubs, Boyaca Chico and Patriotas F.C.

Answer: Potosí

Potosí lies at the base of Cerro Rico which was the site of much of the silver ore that the Spanish obtained in the New World and it remains as one of the largest silver deposits in the world. During its peak in the late 1500s and early 1600s, Potosí was the second-largest city in the Americas and it was the site of the first mint.

Answer: Coffee

The other countries that outranked Colombia in coffee production in 2014 were Brazil at 2,720,520 metric tons and Vietnam with 1,650,000 metric tons. Manizales is a primary part of the Coffee Triangle of Colombia that also includes the cities of Armenia and Pereira.

Many people prefer coffee grown at higher elevations like Manizales because the coffee beans are typically denser, have a higher concentration of sugar, and more refined flavors.

Answer: Sucre

The city changed its name to Sucre in honor of Bolivia's revolutionary leader Antonio José de Sucre in 1839 at which time it was also proclaimed as the country's capital city. Sucre functions as the executive and legislative capital of Bolivia while La Paz is considered the administrative capital.

The city of Sucre has an elevation of 9,022 feet (2,750 meters) making it the fifth-highest city in Bolivia.