It's time to Test Your Geo I.Q.! You are encouraged to consult an atlas. Don't send me your answers, this is purely for entertainment value. If you get all five right, you're a travel genius and you should seriously consider making yourself a big button that says so. Answers will be posted with next Tuesday's quiz.
1. After murdering the Inca emperor in 1533, Francisco Pizzaro founded this city in 1535.
2. This town is famous for its huge geometric designs of animals and birds visible from the air.
3. Discovered in 1911, this site of Incan ruins was left untouched by the conquering Spaniards.
4. This is the archaeological capital of the Americas and the oldest continuously inhabited city on the continent.
5. At 12,530 feet, this is the highest navigable lake in the world, and the largest in South America.
Last week's answers:
1) Terlingua. 2) Big Bend National Park. 3) Dallas Museum of Art. 4) Austin. 5) Debateable, but the magazine lists Houston's Museum of Fine Arts.
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