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AREQUIPA BASIC TOUR 5 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS
First day: Arequipa city ( 2330 m a s l - 7544 feet a s l ), city and countryside tours
*Transfer
from the bus or airport to accommodation
*9:00-12:30 City tour:
Cathedral, 2 churches ( La Compañía Church ), Santa Catalina monastery,
Juanita mummy museum ( a offered girl in a very honorous way in order to calm the volcanoes )
*2:30-5:30
Countryside tour:
time with many palm trees )
Sachaca ( a tower for the complete view of the city ). In its lowest part, we are at 2250 m a s l - 7380 feet a s l.
and
Founder Mansion
The "Loncco" route is a stretch circuit by villages in points that seem to remain
between the Inca and colonial eras:
Traditions (such the parties), people, intensive agriculture, the
breeding of cattle ( cows , horses and sheeps ), the good weather ,
gentle mountains, the extreme tranquility and pure
always green nature like an oasis : intensive irrigation fields,
full of
underground water sources
and archaeological
steps of
intensive agriculture
The "lonccos"
( Former Arequipeñans who speak
"loncco", a
still existing dialect , a mixture of Spanish,
Quechua and the disappeared language of the province: the
Puquina (a pre-Inca local kingdom before the XIth century) .
2380 m a s l-7806 feet a s l. We make this walk by the back valley of the main one: Yumina where we find some
fresh springs: "Lourdes"
Then we return to the departure point by car for beginning the trip by the other towns of this circuit; at first:
Characato, a typical flat countryside village surrounded by a extended area of agriculture fields and farms.
*9:45-10:45: The way to the desert or green out, towards the limits of the city, passing by Yarabamba: an oasis town
among the hills and arriving at Quequeña, an oasis at the mountain.
*10:45-11:30 The way to Sogay, one of the furthest, smallest and most well conserved town from the pre-inca and
colonial time in Arequipa region, located in the middle of a great extended territory of countryside.
All by car.
*11:00-12:00: Walk to the water falls and a bit of old rock art.
*2:00-3:00 Lunch
*3:00-5:00 Return to Sogay walking
*7:00 Return and arrival at home or the downtown.
*8:00 Fun.
The other option after 9:30: Puquina-Churajón ( The second day )
It's possible of not taking this last tour and choising the left way, passing in this way through Mollebaya, another
village in the middle of a flat territory of countryside with a few houses , continuing the ascention up to Polobaya,
separated by desert and very close to the Pichu Pichu volcano (a large chain of volcanoes to the eastest point )
with the opportunity to visit important pure pre-Inca remains and terraces .
A variation for walking more
The second day, it's possible to pass a nice morning taking a walk by Sabandía resort since another farm village:
Paucarpata, a disitrict on the top of a small hill which is completely covert by steps .
century. We begin at 8:00 hour by the green way passing among so many green intensif agricultural fields and
terraces, for crossing the short river and arriving at the back valley ( Yumina and its springs ).
At least, we have lunch and descend to the main street. The advantage of this tour is not passing so much time by car.
Here there's a short view of Paucarpata: the beginning of this variation.
Recommendations :
light clothing, sun protection ( cream, glasses...) water, comfortable shoes & camera,
mosquito repellent.
Colca canyon 3 days tour
The first day:
8:00 We pick you up from the accomodations.
8:30 We begin passing along the avenue of the army towards the north.
9:00 We surround Chachani volcano and we ascent in altitude up to 3500 m
- 11480 feet a s l arriving at
the first flat level of the highland, the reserve of " Salt mines and White Wash " of Arequipa,
We stop to see the vicuñas in its natural state.
10:30 We visit the restaurant of the highland to drink coca te or others.
10:45 We continue the ascension of the Andes (the desert of the mountain)
up to a level full of small lagoons,
migratory birds and camelid.
11:45 We arrive at the top , the volcanes view point ( Patapampa at 4910 m - 16104 feet a s l ) and
we start to go down while watching the big geological loophole, the same valley, having the lowest point
where we look at the most the province capital city : Chivay, and Coporaque village and fields.
12:30: Arrival at Chivay and lunch.
14:30 We take a walk by the typical places of the town , we take accommodation and rest.
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16:30 In the afternoon we go to pools of volcanic hot water ( hot springs ) at 10 minutes from Chivay.
18:00 We return to Chivay and continue the local visits.
19:30 Dinner and typical show.
2nd day:
6:30 We start the journey towards the Cross of Condor across the valley which is flanked between
two chain of mountains like "Chila". In this way we observe green landscape with flora or
dry spaces . We stop at points for observing big Archaeologie agriculture steps ( terraces )
landscapes and villages .
We note the river is deeper but we continue in the same altitude.
in South America, a protected natural location: THE COLCA CANYON, one of the deepest in the
world ( It is 4100 m - 13448 feet depth from the bottom up to the top of the top mountain chain, from a point
at 30 km from the "Cross" towards the adresse of the river ).
From that view point the river is 1200 m - 3936 feet down over us. The mountain's top on the face is
3300 m - 10824 feet above the bottom of the canyon, being this lowest place a sub-tropical enviroment
and there are villages at 2000 m s n m. ( 6560 feet a s l ).
9:30 Then, we continue the road 10 minutes and the descent begins, taking the canyon's edge ( "the way of
the depth" through the water channel on the very sloped wall of the mountain ).
We walk until a point to get the canyon off . We enter in a not sloped space on the side of mountain and
begin walking through the fields down towards the village of Cabanaconde which is at 3200 m s n m
( 10496 feet a s l ): a medium village on this chain of mountains.
15:30 And we begin to interchange with local people and nature among the great colorful mountains. Free
afternoon.
18:30 We take diner and we pass one of the most silence retreats of the world ( drinks and funny )
Third day:
8:00 Breakfast and return by the same way across the valley
for stopping in some
other points of view and the
volcanic Maca village.
10:30 Arrival at Yanque village, that was the "bosses ville", where we can
appreciate the big colonial church ( 1700 ) and we begin the archaelogical way through the extended right
chain of mountains.
13:00 Arrival at Coporaque, the most important Inca village, where we can appreciate one of the most
special churches in Peru
13:30 Return to Chivay and lunch.
14:00 Return to Arequipa or trip to Puno ( 6 hours ) depending of your choise.
THE NEXT DAY:
EARLY, TRANSFER OUT TO BUS STATION OR AIRPORT FROM YOUR ACCOMMODATION
A special variation: a real tour
Sometimes we can continue, the third day, by the way of the edge's canyon, just to say not
to go acroos the valley again, instead that, continuing towards the ocean Pacific . Then, from Cabanaconde,
we pass by Huambo, the last village before arriving at the coast with the possibility of doing
Majes tour or beaches tour on summer.
It's recommended solar protection (cream, glasses), comfortable shoes, protection for the cold,
swimming suit.
It's recommended to have little change for getting small things.
The price includes:
the guide, transports, all entry tickets, accommodation just in Colca valley, breakfasts.
The ticket for swimming pools is optional ( 3.5 dolars )
contact us by e-mail
fer_moscoso@tesorosperutours.com
cell phone 51-54-959823845 portable phone: 51-54-448456