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Ruta del Sillar

The Ashlar Route

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If you cancel your reservation up to 24 hours before the start of the activity, we will refund you 100% of the reservation payment. No refunds will be issued on cancellation requests received after the indicated anticipation.

Free cancellation

You can reschedule your booking without any additional cost until 24 hours before the beginning of the activiity.

Free rescheduling

Visit a quarry where this famous stone can be extracted, and combine this with a visit to see the petroglyphs in Culebrillas.


Duration:

4 hours

Times:

08:30 am to 01:00 pm and 02:00 pm to 06:00 pm

Meeting Point:

Portal San Agustín 135, Arequipa


Included:

  • Shared transportation
  • Spanish-speaking guide
  • Drop off at city's downtown

Not included:

  • Pickup at your accommodation (urban area)
  • Food
  • Entrance fee to cantera de Añashuayco (S/ 5 per person, payment in cash)
  • Entrance fee to Culebrillas, Pretroglyphs area (S/ 5 per person)

Weather:

In case of suspension for weather conditions, we will refund 100% of your payment.

  • Subject to weather conditions

Cancellation and rescheduling policy:

  • 24 hours

What to bring:

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Hat to protect against the sun
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Snack

Descripción

We will embark on the Ashlar Route by departing the city towards the Añashuayco quarry. Here, our guide will give us a number of talks about the process of extracting ashlar, a stone used in the majority of the buildings around the Plaza de Armas of Arequipa. We will also receive information about the chiseling, carving, and large-scale chiseling done by the stonemasons.


Afterwards, we will go to the Culebrillas Gorge, a quarry that is not being mined, but which we are able to walk through for 20 minutes via a small canyon formed by water erosion. At the end of the tour, we will see some petroglyphs that we can admire and photograph while our guide tells us about them. Then, we will go back to Arequipa to end the tour.


Frequently Asked Questions

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  • We accept bookings up to 1 days in advance, subject to availability. Therefore, we recommend booking as early as possible to secure your spot.