Toro Muerto
Neighborhood: Otras Provincias
Phone: +51 54 21 0121 (Tourist Information)
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Leaving Arequipa, taking the route toward Lima with a 7km detour from Corire in the district of Uraca, resides this stone sculpture complex known as Toro. 5,000 blocks of volcanic rock, which is most likely a product of the explosive volcanic eruptions of Coropuna or of Chachani in the tertiary era, 50 million years ago. It has an extension of 3,876 m of length by 250 m of width. Here one can appreciate animal shapes, plant shapes and others from the Huari and Chuquibamba Cultures.
Stone sculpture complex
Neighborhood: Otras Provincias
Phone: +51 54 21 0121 (Tourist Information)
Map | add to Travel Bag (NEW)
Leaving Arequipa, taking the route toward Lima with a 7km detour from Corire in the district of Uraca, resides this stone sculpture complex known as Toro. 5,000 blocks of volcanic rock, which is most likely a product of the explosive volcanic eruptions of Coropuna or of Chachani in the tertiary era, 50 million years ago. It has an extension of 3,876 m of length by 250 m of width. Here one can appreciate animal shapes, plant shapes and others from the Huari and Chuquibamba Cultures.
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Toro Muerto
Toro Muerto is a little far from Arequipa, but I had read about it and was glad to have gone to see ...
Reviewed by:polar_erwin from San Jose, CA on Dec 27 2005
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