Hola!

3400 meters does strange things to you. You might feel light headed, you can get a pounding headache. Going up the stairs makes your breath like you been running.

So now I am in Cusco which is a city fairly near the Machu Pichu. I`ve been here for some days now, getting here was a about 20 hours bus ride from Lima. First days I got some of the issues that comes with the high altitude but taking it easy and drinking plenty of coca-tea helped me to get accustomed to the high altitude and now I don`t get the symptoms anymore. Yes, coca-tea. "OMG he is taking hard drugs!" No, it is not a drug, 100% leagal and free, it`s an ancient way to combat the altitude sickness. What you feel from the tea is milder than having a cup of coffee.

Anyways I haven`t been to Machu Pichu yet, but I`ll be going there in a few days. Meanwhile the city is really beautiful, full of old colonial houses, I`ll post some pitures once I actually take them.

Until then,

Viva La Peru!