Tour Arequipa – Campiña – Cañon Colca 3 dias

Arequipa City Tour – Countryside – Colca Canyon 3 days: Ornamental Architecture Historic Center of Arequipa shows the creative fusion of European and indigenous features, playing a vital role in the cultural expression of the entire region. The historic center of Arequipa is an outstanding colonial settlement case conditioned by natural factors, indigenous influences, the conquest and evangelization as well as for its spectacular natural setting.

Colca Canyon – CONDOR FLIGHT – Arequipa:

Nearly two thousand years ago, the original inhabitants of the Colca Agri tasks performed their tails in the high arable slopes and riparian areas that lavishes Valley before becoming deep canyon. The population was small and agriculture did not demand greater sophistication, but the vocation of those remote tardarí farmers not to develop one of the most remarkable works of naval engineering to Agri tail of Ancient Peru: a complex system of channels and platforms, that from the seventh century AD I IRI rapidly incorporating new arable areas that still offers superimposed the stunning natural scenery, a stunning spectacle.

The territory comprising the present Cayllomaprovince where the Colca Valley is located, is in the area of so-called “western Andean valleys of southern area,” covering a wide swath of land that stretches along 250 km. With its headwaters basin of highland valleys chaos are bundled together by coastal deserts and the high Andean watersheds. The morfologí to Colca is characterized, in turn, by a complex of high plateaus and moderate slopes, resulting from uplift and glacial erosion, cut by steep, narrow canyons. The valley is formed by a layer of alluvium deposited during the peri filled quaternary odo and now an interior valley cut by the Colca River. The whole area of these southern Andean valleys sheltering in its vast expanse profuse archaeological remains, evidence of the presence of man from the primitive stage of gathering food and, of course, the first forms of Economi to agricultural.

Mario Vargas Llosa has said the Colca Canyon is “the valley of wonders.” True: where you will see (landscape, population, production, architecture), the valley is filled with riches and surprises. This capi title, understanding the Colca Canyon and Valley but not only as microregion review your Geografi ay natural resources, including land with agricultural potential and that has been wonderfully transformed by the terraces and canals, ending with a description of the road network that allows us to cross it.

ITINERARY OF TRAVEL TO PERU:

Arequipa City Tour – Countryside – Colca Canyon-3 days

TOUR DAY 1:

COUNTRYSIDE TOUR

(4 hours) 1:00 PM

We depart from the hotel to the traditional district of Paucarpata, where we see the pre-Inca and Inca terracing where also appreciate its beautiful colonial church; then continue towards the Sabandía Mill, where we as the force of the water grinds the grain into flour, then enter the Via Landscape, named after the beautiful scenery offered us up to the Founder’s Mansion or Palace Huasacache, XVI century mansion, Balneario de Tingo, an artificial lake place for recreation, then we will continue to target the Sachaca viewpoint, where a spectacular and beautiful view of the city, countryside and three volcanoes (Chachani, Misti is obtained and Pichu Pichu), then we will continue to Iron Bridge, and then arrive at Carmen Alto viewpoint to appreciate the terraces Chilina, then visit Yanahuara to delight with its beautiful church, plaza and gazebo. Then you’ll go to a restaurant so they can savor the varied Arequipa cuisine, if passengers wish.

TOURS DAY 2:

Colca Canyon – Arequipa

3:00 to 3:30 a.m. Pick up at your hotel to begin the journey to Chivay for 3 hours.

6:30 a.m. Breakfast in Chivay and later heading to the natural view of the Cruz del Condor where we will stay for a period of one hour.

Over 10 a.m. we will return to Chivay few stops in the highlights of the area as the “mysterious lagoons Anthahuilque” The “Litomaqueta” and “Hanging Tombs Choquetico” to enter the traditional town of Maca.

24:00 For the return we will make a few stops as Patapampa, the highest point of the trip (4950 m.) Also known as the viewpoint of the volcano where you can see the Ampato Hualca and Sabancaya (volcanoes).

The next stop will be at the wetlands where we will Toccra ponds and some migratory birds; last stop will have the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca where we see the vicuña in their natural habitat.

5:30 p.m. arrive to Arequipa

TOURS DAY 3:

Arequipa City Tour

(3 hrs) Breakfast. We depart from the hotel to the Santa Catalina Convent, famous XVI century building, beautiful citadel of colonial charm, known for its streets and squares reflects the Spanish cities, continue to the Church of San Francisco, Plaza de San Francisco and Fundo Fierro where you can find traditional crafts of our city and if you want to buy. Continuing our tour we will visit the Cathedral and its beautiful square, then we will go to the Church of the Jesuits in the interior is the Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola, where you can see the most beautiful paintings of the Cuzco school, and then visit the cloisters of the Jesuits which is the highest baroque art – mestizo seventeenth century. Later we headed to the Tambo Bronze and slaughter both located in the neighborhood The Solar street Puente Bolognesi 333, where the Tambo in bronze is probably the oldest in the city and like all built in the eighteenth century. Tambo del Matadero characterized by domes, walls and ashlar drawer. This dairy farm operated as carnal, hence the name “Slaughterhouse”. Today 35 families live in it, we conclude our tour of the city with a visit to one of the oldest market in Arequipa “San Camillo” which was designed by Frenchman Gustave Eiffel.