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Category Archives: Climbing

Podcast: Don’t let altitude sickness ruin your Cuzco vacation

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: May 13, 2011

Interview with Dr. Fabiola León-Velarde Throughout most of history, human beings have tended to stick pretty close to the world’s low-lying regions. But there are exceptions. The Tibetan plateau in the Himalayas of central Asia, the high mountain ranges of Ethiopia in Africa and the Andean cordillera here in Peru and Bolivia. Over thousands of [...]

Also posted in Adventure Travel, Arequipa, Central Highlands, Cusco, Hiking, Inca Trail, Kayaking & Rafting, Machu Picchu, Mountain biking, Podcast, Travel Tips | Tagged acetazolamide, Altitude sickness, diamox, high mountain sickness, hms, soroche, sorojchi | 2 Comments

The Caretakers of Machu Picchu

By Rick Vecchio | Published: March 18, 2011

Anthropologist Fernando Astete and his staff often receive well-deserved accolades for their work running the day-to-day operations of Machu Picchu, as well as overseeing the protection and preservation of the Inca citadel. But readers of El Comercio on Friday got to see just how seriously eight mountaineering members of Astete’s crew take their jobs. They [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Destinations, Machu Picchu, News, Prominent Peruvians | Tagged Andenes Orientales, Fernando Astete, Guillermo Cock, Inkaraqay, new Machu Picchu attractions | 1 Comment