Peru

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He pulled out a knife...

Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [106]

It was early in the morning and my wife and I were walking around the centre of Nazca. Two men who looked to be in their early twenties approached us; they were trying to tell us something but we couldn't understand them. Suddenly one of the men snatched ... Read more >

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Cancelled Trek

Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [351] | Comments [1]

We had traveled to Peru to join a 4 day trek on the Inca trail. My girlfriend came down with severe fatigue, congestion, sore throat, nausea and lack of appetite and these symptoms progressively worsened once we arrived in Cusco. It became apparent ... Read more >

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Altitude sickness

Sunday, 1 May 2005 | Views [987] | Comments [3]

I was trekking at 14,500 feet and started to feel very ill. I had loss of mental ability. Immediatly I decended to the altitude which I had slept at the night before. The next day, I descended further to Cusco, Peru. I felt better that night, but on ... Read more >

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