Sillar Route and Yura Town

Pick up time from hotels: Entre 08:00am y 08:30am

Duration: 06 hours approximately

Ending time: 02:00pm

End place: Moral Street with Santa Catalina

Maximum number of participants:

• SHARED: Maximum 18 people
• PRIVATE: Upon request

• Entrance to the Sillar Quarries: S/. 5.00 (soles per person)
• Entrance to the Yura hot springs: S/. 5.00 (soles per person), Friday to Sunday: S/. 10.00
• Lunch

08:00am a 08:30am – In this period of time we make the pick-ups from the hotels that are located in the center of Arequipa.

08:30am- We begin our journey towards the Ruta del Sillar, which is a tourist route with a lot of history and living culture, where we visit quarries and areas where the ashlar originated.

The first point where we will stop will be the Añashuayco Quarry; which we will arrive in 45 minutes approx. It is currently in operation, the stonemasons carry out their work very early; in the place we will be able to appreciate an immense canyon with cliffs (ignimbrite walls) that are several meters high, formed by the extraction for the formation of the Ashlar. At this point we will tell you the history of ashlar, its elaboration and the use that has always been given to it.

In this quarry you will be able to appreciate a Megacarving of the Church of the Society of Jesus made by the stonemasons themselves. We can also visit some of them so that they can explain us what their daily work is like and they can make us experiment by cutting one of their stone blocks ourselves.

Then we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, which is 20 minutes away from Añashuayco. Arriving at this point we will do a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water, which has walls of 15 to 20 meters, while we enter it the walls of the canyon are increasing in height. At the end of the walk we will be able to observe petroglyphs made by the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago. Before returning to the city we will observe the Apachetas that are stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude towards nature and also an attraction of good luck which cause a mystical sensation.

11:30pm - We will start the journey to the town of Yura, we will take the road that goes south and we will reach the point in 40 minutes.

Arriving at the town of Yura we will visit the beautiful Church of Yura built in colonial times and made entirely of pink ashlar. We will also visit a viewpoint from where we can appreciate the terraces of the area and its countryside. It is optional then to take a relaxing bath in the Yura hot springs.

Then we will begin the return journey to the center of Arequipa, which we will be arriving in approximately 01 hour.

02:00pm – We will arrive at the center of Arequipa and we will drop you off at your respective hotel.

• Wear suitable clothing for hiking
• Suitable sneakers for short walks
• Bathing suit for hot springs
• Mosquito repellent
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• hat and water

The price depends on the number of people, in the following table the price per person according to the quantity is indicated.

• Pick up from your Hotel in Arequipa
• Tourist transport in private
• Professional guide in English and Spanish throughout the tour

• Entrance to the Sillar Quarries: S/. 5.00 (soles per person)
• Entrance to the Yura hot springs: S/. 5.00 (soles per person), Friday to Sunday: S/. 10.00
• Lunch