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Custom Tour. Aug 31, By Conrad McGarvey. Share This Post. What is altitude sickness? What to know about altitude sickness when traveling in Peru Before you can learn how to avoid altitude sickness in Peru, you must know about the illness. What are the high altitude destinations in Peru? How can I prepare for altitude sickness in Peru? How to combat altitude sickness in Peru One way to prepare for altitude sickness is to spend some time resting in the Sacred Valley.
How to prevent altitude sickness in Peru: To enjoy your trip to its fullest, follow these simple tips to avoid altitude sickness. Stay hydrated People often wonder, what can I drink to help with altitude sickness in Peru?
Avoid alcoholic beverages To reduce altitude sickness symptoms, please refrain from drinking alcohol. Add coca to your daily regimen One of the best natural and local supplements for altitude sickness is coca. Consult your physician Before you go on your trip to Peru, make sure to consult your physician about your plans to visit places of high altitude and how to stay healthy.
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Estancias: Horse Ranches. The device should be rated to purify water from microbes and viruses, not just for taste. Purified drinking water is provided on all the multi-day hikes and during your stay in the Amazon jungle lodges.
At the very least you can bring a reusable water bottle and buy large bottles of drinking water to refill. We could call it the "girls'" tent, but we won't. And we provide all kitchen and cooking supplies including the food that is served.
We do not provide sleeping bags, trekking poles or big, fluffy pillows. If you choose to rent a sleeping bag, we ask you to provide your own bag liner. We also provide Therma-rest Basecamp regular-size mattresses. All multi-day hikes with Adios Adventure Travel include 2 porters per hiker. This is our standard.
We do this as much for the porters as for the hikers. One way to protect porters from abuse is to ensure that there are enough porters to distribute the load. And another way to show appreciation for porters is to pay them living wages.
Which we do. You are free to tip any amount you can afford. We've learned that there are different kinds of allergies; from hayfever to insect stings. We reserve the right to require a doctors written approval for you to travel or ask you to provide your own treatment remedy and plan. And we ask you to notify your guide during your first meeting. Bring some medicine, drink coca tea, and sleep a lot.
It would be best if you bought Diamox for use before you start hiking. It is better to take during the night before bed or early in the mornings before your activities. If you prefer something more natural, we recommend Sorojchi Pills, Altivital, coca tea, and of course drink plenty of water. You have to prepare yourself physically and psychologically.
You need stamina and endurance, so if you could exercise to improve strength and breathing, it will be quite easy for you. Consider running or other cardio exercises.
Other important tips are; take deep breaths, take small steps, stay positive, and rent hiking poles. Almost all treks in Cusco, trip Machu Picchu, will include passing through high altitude places at least over meters feet before coming to Peru regularly taking short hikes once a week more. This is an important aspect of all trips.
Take your time to decide what you will need for hiking. The experience could be the worst if you forget essential items. Suppose you forgot to bring extra batteries for your camera. It is a prophylactic preventative medication , not a cure. In other words it promotes faster acclimatisation and helps prevent the onset of altitude sickness, but does not cure it. In some countries the drug requires a prescription, but in general it can be bought over the counter.
One should however consult their doctor before using it. Pregnant women or people with kidney and liver issues should not take the drug. The side effects include increased urination; numbness and tingling in fingertips, toes and nose; taste alterations; and nausea, vomiting and drowsiness. The last three side effects can be confused with altitude sickness so it is recommended that one takes a short dose of Diamox a few weeks before departing for Machu Picchu to test any side effects.
Diamox is generally sold in g tablet format. We believe it is worthwhile taking Diamox as a preventative measure but recommend consulting your doctor before you do so. A pharmacologically active ingredient in the coca plant, called the coca alkaloid accounts for about 0. Drinking coca tea or chewing the leaves do not however produce the same effects as cocaine.
When chewed, coca can act as a mild stimulant and has been shown to repress hunger, fatigue, thirst and pain. Traditionally, various Andean cultures use the coca leaf for a number of medicinal, nutritional and religious purposes.
One traditional use is in the prevention of altitude sickness. Locals either chew the leaves or drink coca tea, and encourage tourists to do the same as a preventative measure. There is however no conclusive evidence that coca leaves help prevent the onset of altitude sickness, or indeed help treat the symptoms. The jury is also out on other natural medications like Ginkgo Biloba, although a research study in found evidence that G.
Biloba does help prevent altitude sickness. From our perspective, more research is required in these areas to draw conclusive remarks. High altitude trekking comes with obvious risks.
Most travel and trekking insurance policies are in fact inadequate when interrogated properly as they do not offer cover for altitudes over 2, meters. We recommend reading our detailed article on trekking insurance which shows you how to find the right type of policy for a Machu Picchu trek. Get a trek quote from our recommended local partner. Get a Trek Quote. Get a Quote. Altitude Sickness - A Guide. In mountaineering parlance, there are three main levels of altitude: High altitude describes the altitude zone between 2,m and 3,m Very high altitude is between 3,m and 5,m Extreme altitude is above 5,m.
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