Altitude sickness in Peru and Bolivia

Here we inform you a little about Altitude Sickness or acute mountain sickness; a feared evil for many visitors who come to Cusco, Puno, Arequipa, Copacabana, La Paz and the Salar de Uyuni. But here we tell you that it is not entirely bad if we are well informed.

This is physical discomfort due to difficulty adjusting to low oxygen pressure; because the cities we mentioned to you are at a high altitude.

In most cases they are of moderate intensity, but a very low percentage goes as far as death. Symptoms usually appear hours after reaching the high altitude place such as headaches; nausea, difficulty breathing, and some difficulties with physical exertion.

Some recover after resting for an hour or being in bed; some visitors require oxygen, medication or it is recommended to go to a lower altitude city.

But it is highly recommended to buy drugs for altitude sickness in pharmacies; that will help you to counteract altitude sickness a bit; but always have a medical option if you have respiratory problems, cardiac if it is the first time that you will be in a city of height.

IMPORTANT:

It is highly recommended to start ascending from the lower cities so that you can get acclimatized; We will tell you, for example, that the city of Arequipa has an altitude of 2335 meters above sea level; It is followed by the city of La Paz at 3640 m.a.s.l .; from Cusco with an altitude of 3399 meters above sea level; then the city of Puno with 3820 meters above sea level; Then there is the city of Copacabana with 3841 meters above sea level; finally the Salar de Uyuni has an average of between 3665 and 5000 above sea level.

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