Cajamarca - fighting the soroche

A bit of height sickness (soroche) when I arrived in Cajamarca (2700m "only" but maybe the way there from Chiclayo, through a pass at 3200m and a 4am arrival didn't help...) So I put all the chances on my side: slow walking around town, light meal with carbohydrates (potato soup... with a bit of amazing lamb), glucose (awesome "sauco" ice cream) and the Cajamarca special mate with coca leaves and lots of other plants. By 2pm I was fineRead more