Riddles In Peru

Question: What's small like a mouse but protects like a lion?

Question: What tastes better than it smells?

Question: What goes in the water black and comes out red?

Question: People see through me, but none pass through without killing me. I can be anywhere, and can be seen double or single. What am I?

Question: What asks but never answers?

Question: To many, I am life's source. I am also its most valuable resource. I create and burn my own precious element, and my destruction will be my punishment. What am I?