- Arequipa - 08:00 am - 08:30 am - In this period of time we make the pick-ups from the hotels that are located in the center of Arequipa.
08:30 am - We begin our journey towards the Ruta del Sillar, which is a tourist route with a lot of history and living culture, where we visit quarries and areas where the ashlar originated. The first point where we will stop will be the Añashuayco Quarry; which we will arrive in 45 minutes approx.
- Canteras de sillar Añashuayco - It is currently in operation, the stonemasons carry out their work very early; in the place we will be able to appreciate an immense canyon with cliffs (ignimbrite walls) that are several meters high, formed by the extraction for the formation of the Ashlars. At this point we will tell you the history of ashlar, its elaboration and the use that has always been given to it. In this quarry you will be able to appreciate a Megacarving of the Church of the Society of Jesus made by the stonemasons themselves. We can also visit some of them so that they can explain us what their daily work is like and they can make us experiment by cutting one of their stone blocks ourselves.
Then we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, which is 30 minutes away from Añashuayco.
- Canteras de Sillar - Arriving at this point we will do a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water, which has walls of 15 to 20 meters, while we enter it the walls of the canyon are increasing in height. At the end of the walk we will be able to observe petroglyphs made by the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago. Before returning to the city we will observe the Apachetas that are stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude towards nature and also an attraction of good luck which cause a mystical sensation.
11:30 am - We will start the return journey to the city of Arequipa.
12:30 pm - We will arrive at the center of Arequipa and we will leave you.
- Private transportation included
- Breakfast
on the route to the Sillar Route where you visit quarries and areas where the sillar originated. We will visit the Añashuayco Quarry; In the place we will be able to appreciate an immense canyon with cliffs that are several meters high, formed by the extraction for the formation of the Sillares.You can see a Mega-carving of the Church of the Society of Jesus made by the stonecutters themselves.
We can also visit some of them so they can explain to us what their daily work is like and make us experiment by cutting one of their stone blocks ourselves.
then we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, arriving at this point we will make a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water
At the end of the walk we can see petroglyphs made by the Wari culture over a thousand years ago.
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