¿Cual fue tu último viaje con sentido?
Para llegar a lo alto, hay que hundir los pies en la tierra...
¿Has enfrentado al espíritu de Mallku, la gran montaña?
No hay una ruta, hay miles de años...
¿Has probado el legendario vino de Codpa?
¿Has probado el dulce maíz de la precordillera, y sus papas milenarias?
On the Route
Find the Andean entrepreneurs associated with the Network of Friends of the Route of the Missions and book directly with them.
Territory
The Andean churches of Arica and Parinacota are the main landmarks of the Cultural Landscape of Arica and Parinacota, built with stone, earth and Peruvian feather grass (Stipa ichu) in the midst of the amazing landscapes of the valleys, mountains and altiplano. Originating from the end of the XVI century and built around the Silver Route of Potosí, which connected the legendary mineral with the port of Arica, the churches are the result of the Spanish occupation in the southern Andean territory, whose original inhabitants date back to the Tiwanacu and Inca Empires. To this day the humble temples reflect the complex encounter of the ancestral south Andean culture with the European religious and cultural influence. These missionary temples, sporadically visited by parish priests and other clergymen, have been guarded as treasures by their communities via the traditional occupations of majordomos, churchwardens and singers; becoming bastions of rich spirituality and ancestral Andean culture. To this day the temples are the focal point of the Andean community life, where births, deaths, saints’ festivities and many other religious festivities associated with the annual agricultural cycle are celebrated. The Andean churches are the major landmarks and living heritage of the territory of Arica and Parinacota, the Cultural Landscape of America.
Arica and Parinacota, Cultural Landscape of America
The Andean churches of Arica and Parinacota are the main treasures of the Cultural Landscape of Arica and Parinacota, constructed by their communities with stone, earth and Peruvian feather grass (Stipa ichu) in the midst of the amazing landscapes of the valleys, mountains and altiplano. See Arica and Parinacota, Cultural Landscape of America.
Meaning
The Route of the Missions is a proposal of Responsible Tourism: A traveler who visits the territory effectively contributes to the conservation of natural and cultural treasures, which are guarded by the Andean communities. The Route of the Missions was born as a sustainability mechanism for the Restoration Plan of the Andean Churches of Arica and Parinacota, and has been promoted since 2003 to the present day by the Altiplano Foundation, Andean Communities, Bishopric of Arica, Regional Government and other collaborators. In order to advance community management of the tourism circuit, the Senior Committee of the Route of the Missions has been created, which promotes the participation and governance of the communities themselves and the contributory role of responsible tourism as a mechanism for heritage conservation and sustainable development.
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"As a traveler and tourist, the Route of the Missions has exceeded my expectations. The landscape and the restoration work with the communities is something impressive".
Marixtell Moreno, Director of LonelyPlanetTraveller - Spain
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"It's been a magical and incredible journey. It is an extraordinary tourist route that shows a diversity of landscapes, flora, fauna and impressive culture. The people have been very kind".
Mar Centenera, Newspaper "El País" - Spain
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"Tourism gives the possibility of re-enchanting children and families by showing them that we have so much to offer in our villages ... We do not want the mine, because it is bread for today and hunger for tomorrow ...".
Merita Huanca, Aymara Advisor and Associated Entrepreneur.
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"We were able to tour the Route of the Missions and it amazed us, not only the restoration work that they did, but also the support that they give to the communities. To all, thank you very much!".
Patricia Orrego.
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"This is a wonderful experience and I am happy to share it with my group of friends and my family. The Route has to be lived, everyone has to come, it is a mystical experience. Having seen these places, the people, the churches and the work that you are doing… is something to congratulate you on. I am very happy ...".
María Isabel González Solari.
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"It is an amazing trip, very beautiful and totally recommendable for all who want to live it. It is a great travel destination for all who want to live it".
Natalia Cerda.
About Us
The Altiplano Foundation was born in 1999 to accompany Andean and rural communities in the challenge of preserving their temples and ancestral heritage. Its purpose is to achieve a more joyful and sustainable world through heritage conservation. The work is executed according to the model Because I fell in love with you, which promotes heritage conservation in community as an alternative for sustainable development of the planet. The Network Enamorad@s integrates people and institutions who share a common purpose of conservation and sustainable development and whose efforts help sustain the work of the Altiplano Foundation.
News
Press
- I. Municipalidad de Putre
http://www.imputre.cl/noticia.php?id_art=368 - El Morrocotudo
http://www.elmorrocotudo.cl/noticia/economia/la-gran-experiencia-que-dejo-la-participacion-de-arica-y-parinacota-en-el-nam-2014
http://www.elmorrocotudo.cl/noticia/deporte/ruta-de-las-misiones-albergara-rally-de-mountain-bike-durante-este-fin-de-semana-en- - La Estrella de Arica
http://www.estrellaarica.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20081123/pags/20081123033010.html - Soy Arica
http://www.soychile.cl/Arica/Economia-y-Negocios/2011/07/10/26153/Ruta-de-las-Misiones-de-Arica-apunta-a-un-Turismo-de-Intereses.aspx - La Estrella de Arica
http://www.estrellaarica.cl/impresa/2015/10/05/full/cuerpo-principal/17/
- Revista Paula
http://www.paula.cl/tendencia/ruta-de-las-misiones/ - Revista ED
http://www.ed.cl/estilo-de-vida/articulos/la-ruta-de-las-misiones - Revista In. Lan
http://issuu.com/spafax/docs/129-in_enero_2015_web - Revista Enfoque
http://www.revistaenfoque.cl/la-ruta-de-las-misiones-arica-y-parinacota - Revista Mas Deco, La Tercera
http://papeldigital.info/masdecoracion/index.html?2015022101
http://papeldigital.info/masdecoracion/ - Revista Paula
http://www.paula.cl/tendencia/esquina-el-primer-pueblo-solar/ - Corfo
http://www.corfo.cl/sala-de-prensa/historias-de-exito/la-nueva-apuesta-del-turismo
http://www.corfo.cl/sala-de-prensa/noticias/2014/junio-2014/corfo-apuesta-por-la-sostenibilidad-del-turismo-patrimonial?CodTemplate=20120119160315 - Tendencias, La Tercera
http://diario.latercera.com/2013/12/21/01/contenido/tendencias/26-153846-9-arica-en-cuatro-platos-y-cuatro-cocineras.shtml
http://diario.latercera.com/2012/02/11/01/contenido/tendencias/26-100149-9-ruta-de-las-misiones-la-nueva-travesia-andina.shtml - Revista del Domingo, El Mercurio
http://impresa.elmercurio.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2014-08-24&dtB=24-08-2014%200:00:00&PaginaId=26&SupplementId=5&bodyid=0:00:00&PaginaId=26&SupplementId=5&bodyid=0 - Revista VD, El Mercurio.
http://impresa.elmercurio.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2016-03-12&dtB=29-03-2017%200:00:00&PaginaId=16&SupplementId=4&bodyid=0:00:00&PaginaId=16&SupplementId=4&bodyid=0 - Bio Bio
http://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/economia/negocios-y-empresas/2016/12/02/estos-son-los-15-destinos-turisticos-emergentes-de-chile-segun-los-expertos.shtml
- BBC Travel England
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20121129-reviving-chiles-andean-heritage - Hannover Allgemaine, Deutschland
http://www.haz.de/Freizeit/Reisen/Rund-um-die-Welt/Alles-anders-in-den-Anden - Reisedespechen, Deutschland
http://www.reisedepeschen.de/die-gewaltigen-naturlandschaften-im-norden-von-chile/ - Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/27d3e2ba-4a4a-11e5-b558-8a9722977189.html - El País
http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2017/01/03/america/1483463236_404922.html - Lonely Planet Traveller
http://rutadelasmisiones.cl/downloads/Lonely-Planet.pdf - Estadao de Sao Paulo
http://rutadelasmisiones.cl/downloads/Estadao-de-Sao-Paulo.pdf - Le Quotidien du Tourisme
http://rutadelasmisiones.cl/downloads/Le-Quotidien-du-Tourisme.pdf - Der Standard
https://derstandard.at/2000067328999/Chile-Unterwegs-auf-der-Ruta-de-las-Misiones - Süddeutsche Zeitung
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/chile-hohe-ziele-1.3532238