Highlights
Amazing tour to explore the Sillar Route in Arequipa
Learn about the Sillar from expert masters.
Opportunity to know where the sillar comes from
Admire unique desert landscapes
Discover the source of main building material of Arequipa
Itinerary
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.
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Overview
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).
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 city center to the end point located at the touristic stop on Calle Zela, nest to Santa Catalina Monastery
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