If you would like to know where do they take the materials to build the nice buildings and all the Cathedral this is the place where you must go. The workers they will show you and teach you how do they do it and how do they work the "sillar".
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Tourism Guide
✔ Tourist transportation
✖ Entrance to the quarry - 5 PEN
✖ Snacks, foods and drinks
✖ Gifts, souvenirs or personal purchases
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Casona Plaza Hotel AQP
2. Hotel Conde De Lemos Arequipa
3. Inti Punku Lodge Hostal
4. Hotel Asturias Gold
5. Bella AQP
6. San Francisco Inn
7. Damelich Hostal
8. SOL-AQP
9. Meridian Posada
10. Tierra Mistica Arequipa
11. Los Tambos Boutique Hotel
12. La Casa de Melgar Hostal
13. Xima Arequipa Crismar
14. Casona Terrace Hotel
15. Plaza Central
16. Ayenda Internacional de Arequipa
17. Hostal La Reyna
18. Orkkowasi Casa de Montana
19. Palla Boutique Hotel
20. Hotel San Agustin Posada del Monasterio
Additional Info: Pick up at Hotel in Arequipa.
Always in the center of the city and prior coordination with the operator.
For places outside those limits, you must coordinate with the Operator the feasibility of your pick-up or meeting point or additional cost.
Itinerary
1
Canteras de Sillar
8:00 am. Pick up from hotel or agreed meeting point.
We head towards Las Canteras de Añashuayco in the district of Cerro Colorado. There work about 500 stonemasons, including men of up to 80 years and young people who inherit the family tradition, people who day by day with their combo and chisel and supported by a rope, extract the ashlar. Nowadays, these quarries are also in a tourist circuit that shows the natural landscape and the living culture.
The process for the elaboration of the sillar is explained, the beginning of the cut of the ignimbrite or also known as "Piedra Volcánica Blanca", with the explanation of each step with a master stonemason.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• It is recommended to bring: Appropriate clothes for walk, mosquito repellent, sunglasses and sunscreen, water (we will make short walks) and a small backpack
