8:45–9:15 a.m. – During this time, we pick up guests from hotels located in the centre of Arequipa.

9:15 am – We begin our journey along the Sillar Route, a sightseeing tour steeped in history and living culture, where we'll visit quarries and areas where sillar originated. Our first stop will be the Añashuayco Quarry, which we will reach in about 45 minutes. The quarry is currently in operation, and the stonemasons start their work very early in the morning. Here, we can see an immense canyon with cliffs (ignimbrite walls) that are several metres high, formed by the extraction of stone to create the sillar blocks. Here, we'll tell you about the history of sillar, how it's made, and how it has always been used. At this quarry, you can see a giant carving of the Compañía de Jesús Church made by the stonemasons themselves. We'll also be able to visit some of the stonemasons so that they can explain their daily work to us and let us try our hand at cutting one of their stone blocks.

We will then head to the Culebrillas Gorge, which is 30 minutes away from Añashuayco. Once we reach this point, we'll take a hike of about 20 minutes inside the small canyon formed by the flow of water, which has walls 15 to 20 metres high. As we go further into the canyon, its walls become increasingly higher. At the end of the hike, we'll be able to see petroglyphs made by the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago. Before returning to the city, we'll see the Apachetas, stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude to nature and also attract good luck, creating a mystical feeling.