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Pickup & viewpoints
Pickup at your hotel in downtown Arequipa to start the tour to the Sillar Route, passing by the Yanahuara Viewpoint. We will also have time to admire the Chilina Valley from Carmen Alto.
Domestic3.5H
Sillar Route - Arequipa
Discover the stone that built the White City! Walk between giant sillar walls carved by hand, watch the stonemasons work as they have for centuries and find ancient petroglyphs hidden in a volcanic canyon. A short, different tour full of amazing photo spots you can't miss.
Trip Overview
Discover the origin of the White City on a half-day tour. From downtown Arequipa we pass the Yanahuara Viewpoint and admire the Chilina Valley from Carmen Alto. Then we visit the Añashuayco Quarry, a huge sillar canyon with walls over 30 meters high, where you will see the stonemasons' giant carvings and how sillar is still made today. We finish with a 20-minute walk through the Culebrillas Gorge to discover ancient petroglyphs of llamas, suns and snakes. Departures at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
- Duration
- 3.5H
- Accommodation
- -
- Meals
- -
- Transport
- Included
Detailed Itinerary
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Añashuayco Quarry
This quarry, still in operation, has become over time, thanks to the craftsmanship of the stonemasons, a huge canyon with walls over 30 meters high. The guide will explain the origin and geological formation of the quarries and how sillar is made and used to this day. We will see the giant carvings on the canyon walls, made by the stonemasons themselves, and watch how sillar is worked.
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Culebrillas Gorge
A sillar quarry no longer in operation. We will take a walk of about 20 minutes inside the small canyon carved by water. At the end we will see petroglyphs (llamas, suns, snakes and other figures) made by the area's ancient inhabitants.
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Return
We head back to downtown Arequipa. End of our services.
What's included?
- Hotel pickup
- Tourist transportation
- Visit to all the places described in the itinerary
- Professional guide in Spanish / English
- Permanent assistance