# 79 - Soroche, altitude sickness at 3400m

After about twelve hours, on our first morning in Cusco, Panos started to feel ill. It got worse quite fast and by lunchtime I had booked a bed in a hostel and made sure he got plenty of sleep and coca tea. It was quite fascinating to see all the symptoms kick in one by one. Fortunately, he was not in pain for very long.

In the evening he was even strong enough to get up for a cup of tea and a soup. The next day he was fine and we were ready to explore the city.

Coca tea with Douglas

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