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Altitude Sickness - Soroche   Cusco

Altitude Sickness - Soroche, Cusco

 28 Reviews  This is very real and can be extremely dangerous if you don't take care. Most people will get mild symptoms including breathlesness and tiredness. The first day may also give you a headache and... 

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Trail Dangers   Machu Picchu

Trail Dangers, Machu Picchu

 6 Reviews  Being so high above the sea level, most visitors suffer the "altitude sickness". In the first 2-3 days you will feel a little headache and some stomach problems. To fight that is advisable to drink... 

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Weather Wise   Machu Picchu

Weather Wise, Machu Picchu

 3 Reviews  Visiting Machu Picchu in January, during the rainy season, we'd read to dress warm and expect rain and fog. The day we went it turned out warm, bright and very sunny. I knew about the higher altitude... 

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Food / Drink   Machu Picchu

Food / Drink, Machu Picchu

 6 Reviews  Coca tea and chewing coca will help you adjust to altitude sickness. For most, chewing coca will make you a little slap happy. I guess everyone reacts to it differently. I felt my heart racing like I... 

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Bathrooms   Machu Picchu

Bathrooms, Machu Picchu

 4 Reviews  Quite simply, there aren't any. You'll quickly lose your inhibitions about relieving yourself in the great outdoors, because you won't really have a choice when necessity calls. The trek group with... 

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Timing   Machu Picchu

Timing, Machu Picchu

 2 Reviews  If you want to experience the mysticism of Machu Picchu without distractions, then you better plan to rise bright and early in order to catch a few quiet moments of sanctity and solitude....the tour... 

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Border Between Peru and Ecuador

by RobyG

If you are leaving Peru and heading to Ecuador I'll suggest to you to hear from all the other travelers who may have done this route already and ask them for fresh and good tips. I left Mancora with a minibus (there are severals passing every hour) to Tumbles where there are taxi who brings you to the Peruvian Border for the first stamp. I didn't take the taxi, and this is what I suggest to you, taxi are usually unreliable either for price and safety. Ask to the driver of the minibus to bring you to a bus company in Tumbes where you can purchase a ticket and go directly to Ecuador. That's definitely the best thing to do. You can book in Tumbes a bus directly to Guayaquil, Cuenca or Loja and other cities in Ecuador, so if you book with them, they will take care to let you across the border safely.

Mother Nature

by Robin922

Almost everyplace in the world has to deal with some type of natural disaster. For some it's storms, here it's earthquakes.This is no excuse not to visit, but if you don't live in an earthquake area, you should read up on the subject.People who have to deal with hurricanes get several days or warnings, tornados you get minutes, earthquake NO warning. You won't have time to ask, you need to know what to do.Many public buildings especially hotels have signs (saying "seismo") telling you where to go. Just as you should always know where the fire escapes are, you should take a minute to learn where to go during an earthquake.In reality the odds are very low that there will even be one during your visit, and even lower of a major one. On the other hand 1 minute of research, could save your life.

Altitude sickness prevention

by melosh

Prevention begins with a graded (slow) ascent, drinking lots of liquids but not alcohol, avoiding over-exertion, eating easily digested carbohydrate meals and getting adequate rest. People often also advise taking over the counter medications to prevent mild symptoms, but there is no evidence that these drugs help prevent altitude sickness. Because I am a physician, I checked out the ingredients of the altitude lozanges claimed to prevent the sickness in Peru. They had aspirin, an aspirin conjugate and caffeine. Not exactly placebo as they could help with some symptoms, but it is doubtful that they would prevent a true (or serious) case of altitude sickness. Another precaution I have read is to ascend to a certain altitude and then descend a ways for a place to spend the night. The idea of arriving in Cuzco, visiting awhile and then going to the Sacred Valley for your first night fits...

AMMONIA AVENUE

by swesn

Harmless warning: You may inadvertently stumble into er... Ammonia Avenue (to borrow the song title from Alan Parsons Project) or should I say, Avenida de Ammonia - alleyways that turned out to be extremely popular public urinals. ;-) Well, they pee everywhere but these alleys just seemed more aromatic. Run like the wind, dearie!Here's a little boy, training young...

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Irresponsible Tour Operator - Turismo Alfa

by dlkweng

My wife and I went to Peru last month for a vacation and our first stop was in Lima. We stayed in Residencial Alfa (Mira Flores) which was nice. Unfortunately, we were conned by their tour operator (namely Turismo Alfa) to take up their offer to arrange everything for us with a perfect itinerary at a high price . We went for it because the operator promised us it would suite our timing and it would be a luxury travelling experience for us especially on a Cama bus (bed). Apparently, it was a pathetic experience for us. Things went wrong immediately. For the high price we paid for, we had been booked on a cheaper bus for our entire journey. We were put on a Semi Cama, non-conditional, dirty and water leaking bus for our journey. We also wasted 2 full days travelling on a bus for a side trip to La Paz (Bolivia). We were supposed to have 1 day in La Paz but ended up we only spent 3 hours...

NATURAL DISASTERS

by christian99

Peru is in an earthquake zone and tremors are frequent. The last major earthquake occurred on 15 august 2007 in Southern Peru (8.7 on the Richter Scale).The rainy season in Peru runs from November to April. Landslides can occur, sometimes causing fatalities and making local travel difficult, particularly in mountainous areas. You are advised to keep up to date with current weather conditions via your local guide, travel agent or tourist information point.

Cold and freezing nights!!!!

by katsiarz

South America was supposed to be a hot spot. However, winters are winters everywhere. Cusco was not an exception. Though I could not complain about the temperature during the July day - usually above + 10, the night temperature disappointed me- usually 0 and below. You can say that 10 is a good temperature for winter and there is no reason to complain. And You are partly right. However, You should consider at least two things in order to understand the previous statement I made. First, 0 in the mountain area- and Cusco is 3 500 meters above the see- is not the same as 0 somewhere at the lower height. 0 degrees in the mountain area feels like – 10 degrees. The cold and frost squeeze your bones, so you have to wear tons of warm clothes. Second, the temperature outside was much higher than inside home. Hurrying to the Cusco hostel in order to hide from severe cold weather is a mistake. As...

Double rates for tourists

by katsiarz

All the Tourist activities were overpriced compared to local prices. For instance, trip to Machu Picchu and back from Cuzco was 160US dollars. The entrance to Incas ruins, churches and cathedrals were not free of charge. In front of any place that had even insignificant historical meaning you could meet a guard demanding entrance fees.

"Is bus travel as dangerous as they say it is?"

by melosh

How dangerous do they say it is? And how do they say it is dangerous. I monitored newspaper reports prior to my visits and read at least weekly reports of serious bus accidents. When in Peru I saw where a bus had just driven off a cliff and rescue operations were underway. The combination of mountain roads, poor road conditions, wild weather, and wilder drivers probably explains this incidence. Of course, it might be even more dangerous in a car. I suspect that air travel might also be more dangerous in Peru than in the flatlands of Europe. Also, it seems that the areas around bus stations are more dangerous than commonly is the case in third world countries. (See transportation tip)City buses are more likely to be uncomfortable due to overloading than dangerous due to criminals, just use common sense precautions. Risks and dangers are a consideration, but do not let them paralyze you....

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Soroche - High altitude sickness

by Dominiques

Sure, it's a classic, but you can be told enough: drink enough water and chew coca leaves if you don't want to become sick of altitude. Try not to go to Cuzco right away, but try adapting to a lower level before going there, so that your body can get used to the height. Even with these precautions, you can have soroche - as I did. Luckily, I had a good hotel in Colca Canyon, that gave me pure oxygene for 8 minutes. After that I felt very tired, fell asleep and woke up feeling pretty healthy.

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Q:  We will be traveling in Dec. can only spend about 6 days in Peru. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best use our time. ... 

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A: Firstly, if you stay on the coast, be prepared for heat and humidity. If you go inland, be prepared for altitude. I imagine you will be arriving first off in Lima? Six... 

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