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Morning: half day Sillar Stone Tour from Arequipa
6 h
Half Day
Morning
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Ruta Del Sillar, Canteras de anashuayco, cerro colorado, Arequipa 04017 Peru
Sillar is a variety of rhyolite, which is a type of volcanic rock. Although sillar is of rhyolitic composition, it has been erupted from volcanoes which mostly erupt andesite lava, and sillar contains small fragments of andesite. A pink variety of sillar owes its colour to crystals of hematite within the rock. A white variety lacks these hematite crystals. Sillar is found as pyroclastic flow deposits of tuff near volcanoes in southern Peru, for example the now-extinct Chachani volcano which erupted flows of sillar during the Pleistocene epoch.
Duration: 6 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ruta Del Sillar, Canteras de anashuayco, cerro colorado, Arequipa 04017 Peru
Sillar is a variety of rhyolite, which is a type of volcanic rock. Although sillar is of rhyolitic composition, it has been erupted from volcanoes which mostly erupt andesite lava, and sillar contains small fragments of andesite. A pink variety of sillar owes its colour to crystals of hematite within the rock. A white variety lacks these hematite crystals. Sillar is found as pyroclastic flow deposits of tuff near volcanoes in southern Peru, for example the now-extinct Chachani volcano which erupted flows of sillar during the Pleistocene epoch.
Duration: 6 hours
Included
- Pick up from your hotel in Arequipa
- Visit all the places described in the itinerary
- Guided Spanish / English professional
- Transfer back to your hotel in Arequipa
- Entry/Admission - Ruta Del Sillar
Not included
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Accommodation in Arequipa
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Please send hotel details before arrival
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
80%
