The Mirador de Carmen Alto in the district of Cayma is an alternative to visit with the family. long national holiday and get out of the house, from the routine and stress of everyday life.
This venue located 15 minutes from the Historic Center of Arequipahas 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 children.
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In addition, you can see the beautiful Chilina countryside. 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.
Through this point of Carmen Alto, only one transport company travels. public transport, Cotaspa-Cayma, whose route is from the upper part of Cayma to the Cercado de Arequipa or vice versa, but people can go by public transport.
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