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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for a region of steep mountains and canyons on the northern coast of Colombia. The answer is the Montes de Maria or the Mountains of Mary. These mountains inspired the music in today’s Global Hit. Reporter Madeleine Bair tells us about the “hymn of the Montes de Maria.”

See also

• September 30, 2009 -- Entire program – September 30, 2009
• September 30, 2009 -- Iran’s elite troops
• September 30, 2009 -- Haleh Esfandiari interview
• September 30, 2009 -- Pacific tsunami strikes