Altitude and health in Cusco
Soroche (altitude sickness) prevention, acclimatisation schedule for 3,400 m, coca tea, acetazolamide and when to descend.
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Altitude sickness in Cusco: a practical guide
How to handle Cusco's 3,400 m altitude: real soroche symptoms, prevention, the Sacred Valley acclimatisation trick, and the danger signs that mean descend.
Coca tea and altitude remedies: what helps, what's myth
A factual look at coca tea and the altitude remedies sold in Cusco: what actually eases soroche, what the evidence says, and the drug-test warning to know.
A day-by-day Cusco acclimatization plan that actually works
A practical day-by-day plan to acclimatise to Cusco's 3,400 m: arrival rules, hydration, coca, Diamox, the Sacred Valley trick, and red-flag symptoms.
Cusco altitude vs the Sacred Valley: where to sleep first
Cusco sits at 3,400 m, the Sacred Valley several hundred metres lower. Which to sleep in first for easier acclimatisation, with real elevations.
Huaraz acclimatization guide: a day-by-day protocol that works
How to acclimatise in Huaraz before Laguna 69, the Santa Cruz trek, or Huayhuash: a day-by-day plan, AMS symptoms, Diamox facts, and warning signs.
Machu Picchu altitude explained: why it is lower than you think
Machu Picchu's altitude explained: 2,430 m, nearly 1,000 m lower than Cusco, why that matters for acclimatisation, and the Huayna Picchu factor.
Rainbow Mountain altitude tips
How to survive Rainbow Mountain's 5,036 m altitude: acclimatisation timeline, AMS symptoms, coca and Diamox, what to pack, and when to turn back.