Perú; Travel Programs Giardino 2017
We are a Peruvian Tour Operator since 1996 and happy to shared the magic of our lovely country. Our catalog offers to our clients a variety of tours and dynamic packages to every Peru's main destination. You can create your own program according to your needs, duration and point of interests. For any support, special requirements and questions; Please contact us; we are happy to help you discover Perú and its wonders. Giardino Team.
We are a Peruvian Tour Operator since 1996 and happy to shared the magic of our lovely country. Our catalog offers to our clients a variety of tours and dynamic packages to every Peru's main destination. You can create your own program according to your needs, duration and point of interests. For any support, special requirements and questions; Please contact us; we are happy to help you discover Perú and its wonders.
Giardino Team.
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17<br />
Arequipa - AÑASHUAYCO QUARRY<br />
Duration: 2 hrs approx.<br />
Suggested time of departure:8:30 am<br />
Añashuayco quarry, is the place where<br />
the iconic sillar is extracted; the white<br />
volcanic stone that is used in many<br />
colonial buildings around Arequipa. The<br />
quarry is located in the like-named valley<br />
at about 2120 m.a.s.l. within the district<br />
of Uchumayo, and by car about 15<br />
minutes away from Arequipa.<br />
Description: On the beginning our guide<br />
will explain the origin and geological<br />
formation of the quarries and we will have<br />
the chance to observe the extraction of<br />
sillar. Also we will learn about the<br />
importance of sillar for the Arequipeñan<br />
buildings and culture, and why it has been<br />
used to construct most of the older parts<br />
of the city. We will have an opportunity to<br />
talk with the workers who carry out this<br />
tough work.<br />
To reach this place we’ll cross popular<br />
Arequipa’s neighbourhoods, where your<br />
guide will also give you some insight to the<br />
social and in-migration problems of our<br />
city.<br />
Arequipa – Tour “GET INVOLVED”<br />
(Reality)<br />
Duration: 04hrs.<br />
Departure time: 09 a.m.<br />
Pick up at your hotel and the first stop is the local<br />
San Camilo market, Apart from being Arequipa’s<br />
main supply center; here with the help of your<br />
guide you can purchase products and supplies that<br />
we’ll later share with the children we visit.<br />
We suggest you buy school supplies, food, and<br />
toys. (No candy or chocolate please).<br />
After the San Camilo market, we will visit a Daycare<br />
center (organized by the Catholic church),<br />
which runs mostly on donations and takes care of<br />
underprivileged children of the area, aged 2 to 5.<br />
The daycare center offers meals, medical<br />
attention, and preschool education; this is largely<br />
thanks to the good people who support it. We<br />
share with the children the products that were<br />
purchased at the San Camilo market. This is a<br />
wonderful experience for visitors and we<br />
encourage you to interact with the kids.<br />
On our tour, we will also visit also some<br />
comedores populares, small eating establishments<br />
that provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to locals<br />
on a limited income. These “comedores” are<br />
maintained thanks to the hard work of the Club de<br />
Madres, an association of women that actively<br />
participates in the upkeep and running of the<br />
Comedores. We head back to Arequipa City,<br />
visiting en route the Yanahuara lookout, where<br />
you have a nice view of Arequipa’s three wellknown<br />
volcanoes.<br />
Return to the Hotel.<br />
Optional: To this program can be include a visit to<br />
Añashuayco quarry.<br />
The program includes: Transport and Guide.<br />
The Program does not include: Cost of products on the<br />
Mark or another extras.<br />
Includes: Transportation and Guide.