How to have fun in Cusco without Getting sick

The height of Cusco can make our body not to feel so good, and therefore not make our trip so fun as it should be. Here we can give you some recommendations to prevent getting sick and continue having fun in this mystic city:

-First you need to drink a lot of water or juice before, during, and after the trip. When our body is in height it uses a lot of body fluids, and we need to replace them so that our body can continue working. Approximately five liters a day would be OK.

-Also, you should avoid smoking or drinking during your trip. The alcohol will make your body to dehydrate, and this will make you to lose oxygen needed to get used to the heights. The ciggarretes will reduce greatly your pulmonar capacity, so they are also bad for heights.

-Fruits, vegetables, and bread are the best food during your first days in Cusco, because during that days your body is getting used to the height, you shouldn't give it more work with slow-digeting food or a buffe restaurant. After the first days you can consume these, but not in excese, because the cold of Cusco slows digestion and your stomach can feel very bad if you do not take care of what you eat.

-Moreover, try to rest the first days and not do any physical activity. As I mentioned before your body is working a lot to get used to the height. If you give it more work it will collapse, and probably you will start feeling sick (this is a reaction of your body to force you to rest).

-Stay in open places with a lot of air. There is already very little oxygen in Cusco, and you don't want to be in a place with even more less oxygen.

-Finally, preventing is better than regretting, when you are already with the symptons it is more difficult to feel good again. If you prevent taking all these recommendations I can assure you that you will have a very fun trip with no complications. If you are already feeling bad a pill or a "mate de coca" might help, if it does not get better see a doctor.

The Climate in Cuzco is varied. There are 2 seasons, the season of rains from November to March and the season of drought from April to October. In the Low jungle the climate is a moist climate, the temperatures are between 30 to 20°C. In the low yungas the climate is dry, the temperatures are between 32 and 4°C. In the central valleys the climate is a temperate climate, the temperatures are between 29 and -4°C. In the punas, the climate is very cold, the temperattures are between 10 and -10°C. These cold temperatures affect the velocity of the digestion in the stomach, and that's why you have to be careful of what you eat.
The height of Cusco is of approximately of 3400 metres above sea level. If you come from a place that is at 0 metres, then that is a great diference. To make a comparison it is like 10 times "El Palacio de la Bahia", the tallest building in south and central america (340 metres)

                                                       

                                                                         "El Palacio de la Bahia", the tallest building in south and central America.