Cusco, Peru
Cusco and Machu Picchu (Wed 22nd - Sun 26th October)
Cusco is 3,400 metres above sea level and at this attitude it takes a few days to acclimatise. You can have some difficulty breathing properly, get mild headaches and you have less energy than normal - walking and climbing uphill is particularly knackering. We both suffered from these effects but fortunately nothing so serious as altitude sickness. I also managed to get a stomach bug which laid me low for a ...