Toro Muerto Petroglyphs; Toro Muerto is an enormous boulder field in the desert overlooking the floodplain of the river Majes (Colca) to the east. It is located some 150km west of Arequipa. It is said that there are more than 5000 engraved boulders at this site and it is therefore impossible to survey them all if you do not have weeks to spare at this hot, windy and sandy hill slope. Most characteristic are the so-called "dancers" that occur singly, in pairs and in rows. There is a part of a row of four "dancers" that clearly show the possibly masked faces with "tears" from the eyes and with plumes or feathers. The figures basically are zigzag-shaped. Zigzags and straight lines are another specific feature of Toro Muerto. Several form "walls of lines", sometimes one or two metres high. Paired figures occur frequently at Toro Muerto, also animals are frequently seen in opposed positions, mainly facing each other. There are more birds and especially foxes that are found facing each other.

Salinas Salt Lake; Four-hour tour in the Arequipa Region, belonging to the national reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, up to an altitude of 4100m above sea level named Salinas’s lagoon. This name is due to the accumulation of Borax in its water. In this tour, it’s possible to watch flamingos, and to see extraction of borax. You can see also a stagnation of water in natural form surrounded by the Ubinas volcano and the snow-capped Pichu Pichu.

Toro Muerto Petroglyphs Full day Tour

Schedule: from 07:00am to 18:00
Itinerary: At 07:00am, we pick you up from your hotel and departure by bus on your excursion to Toro Muerto. After 3 hours of journey, in Toro Muerto we will visit the impressive Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto, made of volcanic blocks of stone spread in about 5000 pieces. They represent prints of an invaluable cultural value can appreciate animals’ figures such as birds, mammals, reptiles, fishes. We will also have the opportunity to appreciate the dinosaurs’ prints in the Querullpa area. During lunch we will be able to degust delicious shrimps, before to go back to Arequipa, where we will arrive around 18:00.

Price per person: $85 (minimum 2 people)
Departures: Daily departures FROM Arequipa, Peru
Meals: Lunch included
Included: Transport, official guide and entrances.

Salinas Salt Lagoon Tour

Schedule: from 07:00am to 16:00
Itinerary: At 120km. from the Arequipa city and after 4 hours of journey, we will arrive to the Salinas Lagoon, an Andean salty lake that receives its water from a narrow basin situated between snow-covered mountains and volcanoes. Marshes surround the lagoon, being preponderant vegetal formations for the native vicuñas and llamas and a natural habitat for fishes. In the wetlands, birds are abundant reaching a population of 20,000 in the rainy season (Birdwatching Tour)
With a 17,657 ha of extension, the Salinas Lagoon is an important representative sample of a South Peruvian Salina. More than preserving important populations of birds, it is also a natural source of income to develop preponderant economic activities.

Price per person: $95 (minimum 2 people)
Departures: Daily departures FROM Arequipa, Peru
Meals: Lunch included
Included: Transport, official guide and entrances.

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