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Altitude Sickness Prevention for Cusco to La Paz

Inca Morales 10/27/2026 6:19pm

Just got back from a trek from Cusco to La Paz and I'm still trying to process everything we learned about acclimatization on the fly. We had a local guide who kept stressing the importance of not going too high too quickly, but we still had a few close calls. Has anyone else done this route and have any tips for preventing altitude sickness on the steeper sections?

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