Tour de la Route de Sillar

$ 12.99 4 heures

Arequipa has an impressive architectural landscape. The construction of its mansions, monuments and temples that surround the historic center, have ashlar as its main protagonist: a stone of volcanic origin. The Sillar Route tour will allow you to learn about the process of extraction and carving of ashlar. Enjoy this unique experience that you cannot miss

Description

The Sillar Route tour starts with the pick up from the hotel, hostel or airbnb and departure to the Sillar Route Tour, along the way the guide will provide details about the constructions made based on ashlar, which is the name given to the building block of typical and historical use in the city.

Our first stop is at the Volcanoes viewpoint where we can watch the 3 volcanoes that frame our city, Misti, Chachani and Picchu Picchu

We continue with the tour arriving at the quarries where we will see the immense cliffs worked by the hand of man.

Afterwards we will have an experiential time to share and interact with these peculiar characters the ancestral technique of ashlar extraction that is still preserved from the colonial era to the present day, continuing with our tour we will board the transport to visit the Culebrillas Quary, where we will walk for around 20 minutes.

Inside Culebrillas we will feel a mysterious atmosphere and we will be able to watch petroglyphs that will take us to the life and beliefs of ancient man as this is a sacred place with pink walls, then we will see the presence of apachetas where they will be made aware of their symbolism and they will also have the experience to put together his apacheta

After this short hike we will return to the the city center. Arrive at 1PM.