{"id":4398,"date":"2021-04-26T13:54:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:57:11","slug":"peru-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4398","title":{"rendered":"Peru Musings"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did mention in a previous blog our Peruvian Holiday and talked about the Nasca LInes<\/strong>. Well today I will mention the Andes<\/strong> <\/span>and altitude! Our trip was well designed so we could gradually acclimatise to the altitude. I remember arriving in the city of Arequipa<\/strong><\/span> at over 9,000 feet and finding myself breathless as I walked up the stairs to our hotel room. People chew coca leaves in the Andes<\/strong> <\/span>to help with altitude sickness of course coca is what cocaine is made from. It was openly on sale in of all places including the cathedral! I did manage to buy a few leaves as we were due to go much higher.<\/p>\n

Our next elevated stop was Lake Titicaca<\/strong> <\/span>at 12,500 feet where I encountered a really stonking headache that was altitude related. I was given a cup of steaming herb infused liquid. Miraculously my head cleared quickly, to this day I’m not sure what was in that mug! There is are a couple of pictures from Lake Titicaca<\/strong> <\/span>below and one of me with the mountains behind. Later I will write about the Inca Trail<\/strong> <\/span>where I confess I chewed one or two leaves!<\/p>\n

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