The Sillar Route in Arequipa

Arequipa, Peru

#Cultural and theme tours #Bus or minivan tour

Number of Travellers	Price Per Person (USD)
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Part of our revenue from this experience
will go to a charity in the region

The Sillar Route Day Tour is a fantastic opportunity to know where the sillar comes from, and is the main material of monuments, temples and mansions of Arequipa city, also known as the White City. We will visit impressive streams, admiring unique desert landscapes, and we will have the opportunity to see how the expert masters process this material of volcanic nature. Do not miss the opportunity to take a different tour!

Duration

4 hours

The tour starts at

Arequipa, Peru

Canteras de Añashuayco

After picking you up from the hotel in the morn...

After picking you up from the hotel in the morning, we are going to begin a very special tour: The Silllar Route.
We will take the road towards the district of Cerro Colorado until reach the “Canteras de Añashuayco”, located at the bottom of the Volcano Chachani, next to the River Chili. This place has a wonderful natural, and cultural, landscape. Walking through the master cutters area, we are going to admire handmade art work, such as colonial facades and carvings.
Also, we will visit artisan workshops to learn about the work done with ashlar, and we will see how they work on it with ancestral instruments. You will have the opportunity to purchase local handicraft (optional).

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Quebrada de Culebrillas

Continuing with this amazing tour, we are going...

Continuing with this amazing tour, we are going to visit the “Cantera de Culebrillas”, and we will explore this impressive natural ravine formed by the erosion of the water and wind. The ashlar (sillar) has been used for the constructions of important buildings in the city of Arequipa, declares a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At the end of the tour, we will return to the end point located at the touristic stop on Calle Zela, located next to Santa Catalina Monastery.

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