Carmen Alto viewpoint is located in the Chilina valle, where you can find pre-incan andean terraces.
These terraces are considered one of the largest and most important works of infrastructure and adaptation to the landscape of Pre-Columbian America. At present, these terraces are still used as cultivation areas.
Carmen Alto is located at 15 minutes from the Historic Center of Arequipa, it has become a tourist attraction, because national and foreign visitors can have a panoramic view of the Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu volcanoes, paying the sum of 5 soles for adults and 3 soles for kids.
In addition, you can see the beautiful countryside of Chilina. The enclosure is a former Harvard Astronomical Observatory, because it helped to study the Big Bang theory, demonstrating the expansion of the universe. Its operation was between 1899 to 1927.
The Mirador de la Casa de Carmen Alto is under the administration of the San Juan de Dios Cooperation Association, a private non-profit entity that corresponds to the Order.
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