Carmen Alto is a traditional place located in Cayma town.  It is at the side of Chili river, 4 Kms away from the Arequipa Main Square. Its streets are quiet and pleasant and the people is friendly.  It hasbeautiful well conserved terraces narrowed by stones.  These terraces are used for cultivation, and there were built since Pre Inca times by the “Yarabayas”. Also, there are ancient pathways that are still in use nowadays.    In Carmen Alto begins the irrigation ditch that irrigates some of Cayma and Yanahuara agricultural fields.  Down the way there are springs that increase the river volume.
Also, a beautiful landscape of the three volcanoes Chachani, Misti and Pichupichu are seem from “La Rinconada” pointview.  Next to this pointview we can find llamas and alpacas. Also there is a stand where we can buy traditional “coca leaf” and a Peruvian tuber called “maca”.
The weather in Carmen Alto place is perfect for typical plants nursery like “tumbo” and “papaya arequipeña”.