duration of tour: more than half a day

difficulty         : easy

this route is less demanding that the descent from the snow-capped chachani mountain.
you will travel by van from the city of arequipa (2325 meters) until the traditional town of pocsi (3050 meters), in one hour and a half.

during the duration of the trip you will be accompanied by a 4x4 car.

we will begin our descent from the village  of pocsi until we arrive at the traditional village of mollebaya, later we will continue until the traditional village of characato; then on till we arrive at the traditional village of sabandia here we will visit the sabandia mill.

we will continue with the trip to visit  la mansión del fundador.

we will continue along the trail to return to the city of arequipa.

this route by bike will take duration of 4 hours and the trip is approximately 40 km.

we will be descending by bike between the village of pocsi (3050 m) to characato village (2400 m) the rest of the trip is flat.

we will have the support of the van for the whole duration of the trip.