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ITINERARY. DAILY DEPERTURE

DEPERTURE: 08:00 AND 14:00 HRS

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The sillar quarries in the city of Arequipa are located in the northwestern part of the city, comprising the districts of Yura, Cerro Colorado and Uchumayo. The area, known as the Añashuayco gorge, (“quebrada where the fox lives”, in Quechua) is born on the slopes of the Chachani Volcano and flows into the right bank of the Chili River, with an approximate extension of 18 kilometers.
What is commonly known as “sillar,” is a pyroclastic rock that has formed from volcanic ashes, originating after the burning of burning clouds to the earth's surface by fissures located in the Chachani volcanic complex millions of years ago. .
In Arequipa, the word “sillar” is the name given in the colonial period to stone blocks in a parallelepiped form, used in the construction of churches, mansions, bridges and other buildings. This word was extended to the material and its use became popular until it became synonymous.

The Sillar Cutters
The exploitation of the quarries has had a gravitational presence in Arequipa, the earliest evidence of the use of “sillar” dates back a thousand years ago with the presence of the pre-Inca Wari culture in the Chili Valley, as evidenced by the site Archaeological site of "Corralones" located near the quarry "Mollebaya chico" in the district of Uchumayo.
The current sillar quarries are the product of the work of the Master Sillar Cutters, central figures in the history of Arequipa, who have contributed over time to the construction and reconstruction of the city. The process of sillar extraction that they use, are ancestral techniques transferred from generation to generation, which have not changed much over the centuries, the same extraction techniques and tools of the Arab or Egyptian world, brought from Europe are still used and spread in the colonial era by the Spanish.

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THE PRICE INCLUDES:
Tourist transport

• Guide (Spanish - English)

• Entrance to the quarries of Añashuayco

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PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Food or drinks

• Tours not mentioned

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DON'T FORGET TO TAKE

• Light clothing

• Sunscreen and hat

• Small backpack with personal items, water and snacks

• Waterproof jacket for rainy season (December to March)

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