General health:

As you are in Peru you should only drink bottleled water and soft drinks. Avoid raw products (vegetables, salads, etc...) if you feel the kitchen is not clean enough.

Do not eat at street vendors (ambulantes), as their food may not be clean enough for you.

Pick up nice restaurants, you will be happy as we do have a very good and variated gastronomy, the experience is worth the price.

If you get sick, please check ASAP with a doctor.

Altitude sickness:

The day before your departure to Cuzco (3400 meters above the sea level), you should get a good night rest, avoiding excessive alcohol. Your body will need all its energy to compensate the lack of oxygen by pounding harder and adapting to the new situation.

As you arrive to Cuzco, you will experience a six hours delay until you will actually feel the effects of the altitude. Do not get confused, your breathing will be faster but this is not the effects I'm talking about. So do not get confident during those six hours and keep on with the recommendations:

-Check in to the hotel and drink coca leaves tea (free at our central patio, just help yourself!). This helps.

-Take a nice nap. This give your body the chance to adapt.

-Eat light the first day. Again, your body needs all the energy to adapt. The digestion take a lot of energy, if heavier food to digest, less energy to adapt.

-Do walk like a marathoners during the whole day, this takes energy too. Just walk around the Plaza de Armas and do some shopping, leave the rest for the upcoming days.

The following morning you should be all right.

IF you feel a strong a persistent headache, or feel like vomiting, call the front desk. We have an oxygen tank available for you as well as good doctors to call and check upon you. Don't wait and spoil your vacations in Cuzco!