Ngaire - we had the oxygen pumped into our room the first night we were at the Monasterio in Cusco - we didn't request it but they turned it on. We had just come from the Colca Valley which is higher than Cusco and neither of us were feeling very well - stomach problems and also effects of the altitude. I think it made a difference - we both felt much better the next day and were fine the rest of the trip.

I got a kick out of the literature promoting the oxygen in the room - especially the line that said something to the effect of...." studies have now conclusively proven that people are irritable if they don't get a good night sleep..."

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Leslie