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TourA tour along the Sillar Route in Arequipa
Tour location:Arequipa
From R$339.82 /person
The Sillar Route is a tour full of history, vibrant culture, and adventure. We will discover why Arequipa is also known as "The White City," dating back to when Sillar was used as a building material for houses, churches, and mansions.
We will begin by picking you up from your accommodation and heading towards the Sillar Route, a tourist route full of history and living culture, where you will visit quarries and areas where sillar was originally extracted. The first stop will be at the Añashuayco Quarry, which we will reach in approximately 45 minutes. Currently in
During this operation, the stonemasons work intensely from very early in the morning. Here, we can admire an immense canyon with cliffs (ignimbrite walls) several meters high, formed by the extraction process to create the ashlar blocks. At this point, we will tell the story of the ashlar, its production, and its traditional uses. In this quarry, you can see a mega-sculpture of the Church of the Society of Jesus, made by the stonemasons themselves.
We can also visit some of them so they can explain their daily work and show us how we can experience cutting one of their stone blocks. Next, we will head to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, located 30 minutes from Añashuayco. At this point, we will walk for approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon formed by the passage of water. The canyon has walls 15 to 20 meters high. As we enter, the canyon walls increase in height. At the end of the walk, we will observe rock paintings made by the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago. Before returning to the city, we will observe the Apachetas, rock formations stacked one on top of the other. They are a symbol of gratitude to nature and also attract good luck, creating a mystical feeling. Around midday, we will begin our return to Arequipa, arriving at 1 pm.
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6 hours
Regular tour
Espanhol / Inglês
Available
Duration: Start: 9am and 2pm / End: 1pm and 6pm
Daily departures
Available for groups (maximum 16 people) or private tours.
Languages other than English and Spanish have an additional cost or are only available as a private option.
Sale subject to a 10% donation to the Green Angels Foundation with ECOLUCERNA LODGE TAMBOPATA (Amazon conservation project).
