Route Sillar Tour and Culebrillas Half day
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Tour details:
Book the tour Route sillar Tour in Arequipa that is located in the quarries of Añashuayco, a tour in which we will discover why Arequipa is known as “La Ciudad Blanca” (The White City).
In the past, houses in Arequipa were built with this material, but today few people use it because of its cost. You will discover how it is extracted from huge blocks of Ignimbrite, to be converted into blocks of ashlar.}
We will also visit Quebrada Culebrillas, a dry river where we can appreciate Cave Paintings from the Inca times.
 Duration |
1/2 day |
 Tour type |
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 Difficulty |
Easy |
 Guide |
Inglés, español |
 Group size |
10 to 15 |
 Maximum altitude |
2335 maasl |
Itinerary
Day: 01 Añashuayco Quarries and Culebrillas Tour
Route Sillar Tour + Quebrada Culebrillas.
We will begin with our excursion according to the schedule.
After our meeting we will visit the Mirador de Zamacola, located in the district of Cerro Colorado, from here we will be able to observe the tutelary volcanoes of the white city of Arequipa,
Sillar Quarries In Arequipa or Añashuayco.
Continuing our trip we will go to the district of Uchumayo, where we can view the quarries of Añashuayco, which is born at the foot of the Volcan Chachani, also known as the Quarries of Sillar, this deposit of Ethnimbrite was generated in the Middle Pleistocene, and was exploited in the Colonial era for large buildings such as the Monastery of Santa Catalina and other palaces.
Culebrillas Gorge.
Continuing our excursion, we will go to the Culebrillas Canyon. It is said that this ravine was generated by a river that ran through this valley and over the years was evaporated, we will visit this ravine for a 30 to 40 minutes, we will also observe cave paintings made thousands of years ago.
End of the service and back to Arequipa.
departure time: 7:40 am / 1:30 pm
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