Articles for tag: 48 Hours, Altitude Sickness, Difficulty Breathing

Aspen – Adapting to the Altitude

Aspen is more than a place for winter sports, it is a place where you can also have a lot of fun off the slopes. You can experience the fascinating nightlife and make new friends from all the around world because here all the skiers are comrades, no matter of their lodges or the social ...

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Guide to Great Places to See in Peru for the First-time Visitor

Peru is the most popular destination in South America for travelers from the U.S. Almost everyone flies into Lima, but the capital city doesn’t offer much for the visitor. A day in the colonial center of Lima is usually enough for most people. One specific stop in Lima that should be on everyone’s itinerary is ...

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Six Tips for Visiting Cusco, Peru

Machu Picchu is an amazing place to visit. It is listed as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and its views and architecture are breathtaking. Machu Picchu is also quite difficult to travel to. As there is no airport or bus terminal in Machu Picchu, most travelers to this unique destination find ...

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How to Combat Altitude Sickness in the Andes

The Andes mountains were the site of the major human settements in the era of the Incas in South America, where a large part of the population lived at cities between 2,000 and 4,000 meters above sea level. Now marking some of the essential sites to visit for those adventurous travellers traversing what is called ...

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How to Deal with the Altitude in Denver

As a Colorado native, I have lived in high altitude my whole life. I since have moved to California and now live in Georgia. I find that when I go home to visit I have a hard time adjusting to the altitude. I’m sleepy, I get terrible headaches , And I get very dizzy. It ...

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Journey to the Highest Point in Africa: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

A brief description of Mt. Kilimanjaro Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania, Africa and is part of the infamous ‘Seven Summits’. What makes Mt. Kilimanjaro unique from the rest however is the rapid change in vegetation ranging from forest to alpine deserts. The summit is also the only place where you’ll ever find natural snow ...