Cusco is a nice place, about 300,000 people, and sits way way up at an elevation of about 10,500 feet above sea level. That´s probably why I got sick as soon as I arrived.
By the time I got to the hostel yesterday, it was close to noon. Had a bit of a headache, and decided to have a nap of about an hour or so to see it that took care of it. I woke up 4 hours later, feeling worse than when I went to sleep. I wandered around for a bit, had some supper, but by then the nausea had also set in and my balance was a little bit off, all signs of Altitude sickness. You can try chewing coca leaves or making it into tea, which helps apparently, but I´ve also been told that if you have too much, you can test positive for cocaine on any drug test, so I decided to avoid it.
After a nice 14 hour sleep, I woke today feeling much better, but still in a little bit of a haze. It´s really an odd feeling. I wandered around the city today, as there was finally some nice weather. Today was the nicest day I have had weatrher-wise since I arrived in South America.
Tomorrow, the train tickets are booked to Aguas Calientes, leaving bright and early. Thankfully, Macchu Picchu is several thousand feet lover in elevation that Cusco, so hopefully that gives me a bit of a break.
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I said that I'm glad someone is getting some nice weather. We are getting ready to move on to the ark we have had so much rain. Mom and Dad's lot is ready for mud boggin! Anyway, not jealous of the altitude sickness. Other than that, hope you have fun in Peru.
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