The ashlars usually have a size and weight that requires them to be handled by machines, unlike the masonry, which, as the name suggests, is placed by hand. Small ashlars or those that are roughly carved are called sillarejos. When the ashlars are superimposed without a mortar, mortar or cement to join them, the resulting work is called dry ashlar. They are generally taken from an elongated stone that has three parts: head, heart, and trunk or body. The same material is also called ashlar, with which objects and sculptures have historically been made. You can visit its Sillar quarries in Arequipa in the town of Añashuayco. The Ccapua Waterfall is an enclave located one hour northwest of the city of Arequipa located in the district of Yura at 2603 meters above sea level. The place has a warm dry climate with an average temperature of 24. This incredible waterfall has a slope of approximately 30 meters and its waters rush into the middle of enormous rock formations. The best time to appreciate the spectacle offered by this waterfall is between the months of December and April, when the constant rains cause the flow to increase. It is on foot in an average of 2 hours, the walk begins from the town of La Calera; Here there is a horseshoe-type entrance next to the children's games, through this path you can see the desert of the volcanic terrain, a variety of cacti to the Ccapua ravine or Ccapua farm where there are farmlands and a great variety of flora. wild. Then we begin the path through the Ccapua canyon where we can see water leaks and a variety of bushes that cover the immense stones that make up the canyon, generating an impressive landscape full of adventure. This can be seen until we reach the Corontorio Waterfall, the journey of Hike through the canyon is an average of 30 minutes.










