Cusco & Sacred Valley · Travel Medicine
Half of travelers feel Cusco within hours of landing. Diamox is how you skip it.
Get the prescription before you fly, no appointment. Sent to your pharmacy so you can pick it up and pack it the same week.
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Cusco sits at 11,150 ft and most travelers arrive directly from sea-level Lima, which is exactly the kind of rapid ascent CDC flags for altitude illness. As many as half of arriving travelers feel some degree of acute mountain sickness, with headache, nausea, and loss of appetite typically starting four to eight hours after landing. Acetazolamide, started the day before you fly, cuts the rate and severity of AMS substantially. The first 48 hours in Cusco are when the medication matters most, and that includes the early Sacred Valley transfers when you are still acclimatizing.
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Cusco & Sacred Valley medication FAQ
- Cusco sits at 11,150 ft, well above the 8,000 ft threshold where altitude illness becomes a real concern, and CDC notes that as many as half of travelers landing in Cusco develop some degree of acute mountain sickness within four to eight hours of arrival. The Sacred Valley is slightly lower and is the standard acclimatization stop, but you still pass through Cusco coming in and almost always sleep at Cusco elevation at some point on the trip. CDC explicitly recommends acetazolamide prophylaxis for travelers flying directly into Cusco from low elevation. If your itinerary is short, packed, or includes a same-day Sacsayhuamán climb, the medication is worth having.
Get the Rx before you fly to Cusco.
Start the medication the day before you ascend. Pick it up at your pharmacy before your flight, and you'll be covered through the first nights in Cusco and the early Sacred Valley days.