{"id":5603,"date":"2020-08-31T23:52:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T04:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2024-03-03T22:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:32:20","slug":"how-to-avoid-altitude-sickness-to-hike-to-mountain-pitusiray-calca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-altitude-sickness-to-hike-to-mountain-pitusiray-calca","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid Altitude Sickness to hike Mountain Pitusiray?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is completely normal that when you arrive in <\/span>Cusco<\/b><\/a>, you experience altitude sickness since Cusco is located at 3339 m.a.s.l. Altitude sickness is a group of symptoms that can strike if you walk or climb to a higher elevation, or altitude, too quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, <\/span>Inkayni Peru Tours<\/b><\/a> wants to share some useful tips to avoid <\/span>\u201cAltitude Sickness on the hike to <\/b>Snow-capped Mountain Pitusiray<\/b><\/a> in Calca<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Snow-capped Mountain Pitusiray, Calca<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div>\n

Location:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Snow-capped Mountain Pitusiray is located in the province and district of <\/span>Calca<\/b><\/a> in the department of Cusco. The hike to <\/span>Snow-capped Mountain Pitusiray<\/b> takes from 5 to 6 hours approximately.<\/span><\/p>\n

Altitude:<\/b><\/h3>\n

It is located at an altitude of 4950 m.a.s.l and is part of the Eastern Cordillera.<\/span><\/p>\n

Temperature of Calca:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Temperature normally varies from 0 \u00b0C to 18 \u00b0C and very rarely goes down to -2 \u00b0C or higher than 21 \u00b0C. From November to March it is cloudy with rains or sometimes even hail<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Snow-capped Mountain Pitusiray, Calca<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div>\n

What is Altitude sickness?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Altitude sickness is a group of symptoms that can strike if you walk or climb to a higher elevation, or altitude, too quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pressure of the air that surrounds you is called barometric pressure. When you go to higher altitudes, this pressure drops and there is less oxygen available.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you live in a place that\u2019s located at a moderately high altitude, you get used to the air pressure. But if you travel to a place at a higher altitude than you\u2019re used to, your body will need time to adjust to the change in pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any time you go above 2,500 meters (8,000 ft), you can be at risk for altitude sickness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms usually come on within 12 to 24 hours of reaching a higher elevation and then get better within a day or two as your body adjusts to the change in altitude.<\/span><\/p>\n