AREQUIPA

Sillar Route the quarries of the White City

  • Half Day
  • Easy difficulty
  • Max 12 people
DURATION
Half Day
MAX ALTITUDE
2,400 m
BEST TIME
All year round

FROM $45 / person

THE EXPERIENCE

What makes it special to this trip

The Añashuayco quarry, where stonecutters still extract sillar by hand as they did centuries ago, and the Culebrillas gorge with its Wari petroglyphs: the stone that built the White City.

  • The Añashuayco quarry and its stonecutters at work
  • The carving of the Jesuit Church in the rock
  • The Culebrillas gorge and its Wari petroglyphs
  • The history and technique of sillar
  • The walk through the small Culebrillas canyon

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAM

The route, step by step

This is how the day unfolds, hour by hour, with everything you'll do and where.

  1. DAY 1

    Añashuayco Quarry and Culebrillas

    At 09:00 am we pick you up from your hotel and start the tour to the Añashuayco quarry, arriving in about 45 minutes. At the quarry, currently in operation, we watch the stonecutters at work while we tell the story of sillar, its making and the use it has been given since ancient times; here you can also see a carving of the Jesuit Church made by the stonecutters themselves. Then we head to the Culebrillas gorge, 30 minutes away, where we take a 20-minute walk inside the small canyon formed by the passage of water, at the end of which we see petroglyphs made by the Wari culture. Return to the hotel around 13:00.

    • Arequipa 2,335 m

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Everything you need, no surprises

The tour includes

  • Tourist transportation.
  • Professional guide.
  • Entrance to the Añashuayco quarry.
  • Entrance to the Culebrillas gorge.

Not included

  • Lunch.
  • Tips.

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What is sillar?

It is a white or pink volcanic stone extracted in Arequipa's quarries, with which most of the historic buildings of the White City were built.

How long does the tour last?

It is a half day: pickup at 09:00 am and return to the hotel around 13:00.

How demanding is the tour?

It is easy difficulty: the walk in Culebrillas lasts about 20 minutes on flat terrain inside the canyon.

What is the best time to do it?

It can be done all year round. Arequipa has a dry, sunny climate almost all year.

What does the price include?

It includes transportation, professional guide and the entrances to Añashuayco and Culebrillas. It does not include lunch or tips.

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