Location: Districts of Yuro, Cerro Colorado, and Uchumayo; Province and Region of Arequipa.

Distance from Arequipa Downtown: 13.5 kilometers - 40 minutes by private transportation

• "Las Canteras de Sillar" are a natural quarry formed by the lava created by the explosions of the the Misti and Chachani volcanes. Along the time, this lava gave place to a withish volcanic rock known by locals as "Sillar". The quarry is located in the ravine of Añashuayco.
• This volcanic stones has been used by locals for hundreds of years giving shape to an unique downtown. Downtown Arequipa has been added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List.
• The quarry is exploited nowadays by a group of 500 workers who carved the walls and give shape to the bricks that are going to be used to build new structures.
• In order to visit "Las Canteras de Sillar" it is important to hire the service of a tour guide since the last portion of the road is not well defined and it is not in good conditions.

Restrictions:

• After-hour visits (It is dangerous afterhours.)