Arequipa: Private Tour to The Ashlar Route

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Enjoy a very entertaining and insightful tour to the Ashlar quarry and explore the origin of this white stone that gives Arequipa its characteristic look, which is known as the White City.

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Highlights

  • See a demonstration of the extraction process by a local interpreter
  • Learn about the historic and natural importance of this site to the region
  • See the amazing representation of the Compañía de Jesus Church, which is carved in a huge ashlar wall
  • Discover the impressive Añashuayco Quarries.
  • Admire this city built with 'sillar', a volcany porous stone.

Description

Discover the origin of Arequipa's amazing architecture on this half-day tour through the Ashlar Route, also known as Rute del Sillar. The Añashuayco Quarry is located in the northeast of the city of Arequipa. This site originated more than 3 million years ago thanks to the intense lava and volcanic gas activity in the area. During your tour, you will see where hundreds of men extracted the white volcanic rock with which most of Arequipa's most important buildings, including the cathedral and old mansions, are made from. Explore the site and learn about the white stone´s extraction process. This place also presents evidence of the presence of the Wari Civilisation, whose members carved various petroglyphs on the stone. The local quarry workers have inherited the knowledge of cutting, carving, and extraction techniques from their ancestors.  At the end of the tour, you can acquire handcrafted artwork and souvenirs made from the white ashlar from Añashuayco. After the visit, you will be transferred back to your accommodation in the city.

Includes

Pick up and drop off Professional bilingual tour guide (Spanish and English).

Important Information

  • Pick-up from hotels located at Arequipa Historic Center.
  • This activity does not include the pick up from private residences (Airbnb). If passengers stay in them, please contact us days prior to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult. • Sales tax must be collected for Peruvians or foreign visitors who stay in Peru for more than 60 days; if applicable, sales tax will be collected by the local operator.

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