Sillar Route and Trekking to Capua Waterfall

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

Duration: 08 hours approximately

Ending time: 04:00pm

End place: Moral Street with Santa Catalina

Maximum number of participants:

• SHARED: Maximum 5 people
• PRIVATE: Upon request

• Entrance to the Sillar Quarries: S/. 5.00 (soles per person)
• 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 Sillar Route, 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 tour to the Yura district. In a 45 minute trip we will reach our destination..

On the outskirts of the town of Yura we will take a path that takes us directly close to the Capua waterfall. The mobility will leave us in a parking lot and then start the walk that lasts 40 minutes one way to the Capua Waterfall. On sections of the walk we will have to take off our shoes so as not to get them wet as the path is full of water, so it is advisable to wear water shoes. It is also essential to carry repellent against mosquitoes as they are abundant in the area. This journey to the waterfall is a small canyon formed by the path of the water that just comes from the waterfall. On the way we will be able to observe 2 small waterfalls before reaching the main one which is the Capua Waterfall, the largest in the area. We will arrive at the waterfall and we will have 30 minutes to rest and be able to take pictures with the background of the beautiful waterfall.

Later we will make the return walk that also lasts 40 minutes to the parking lot where mobility awaits us.

02:00pm - We will start the return journey to the center of the city of Arequipa.

03:00pm - We will arrive at the center of the city of Arequipa and we will leave you at your hotel.

• Wear suitable clothing for hiking
• Suitable sneakers for short walks
• Water shoes
• 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 Spanish guide

• Entrance to the Sillar Quarries: S/. 5.00 (soles per person)
• Lunch