Altitude Sickness again

I got it again when I returned to Cusco. Cusco is 3300 metres and I got the headaches again and could barely move. I had hoped that by having gone through that before and not having descended that much (2400 metres to Machu Picchu) that I wouldn´t have had problems.

Most people seemed to be affected less than me, some more (some people were throwing-up-sick). I´m sensitive.

So this time I tried taking the altitude sickness pills I had (Acetazolamide), and it really made me feel alot better. Of course I got every single normal side-effect (upset stomach, tingling fingers, having to pee alot). But it was a good trade.

What was funny for me is how much of a direct trade it was between one problem and a set of smaller problems. It reminds me of that Daffy Duck and Porky Pig episode where Porky has to get a cat to get rid of the mouse, then a dog to get rid of the cat, then a lion to get rid of the dog.