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up into the Andes, and our tour

leaders suggested we prepare.

We discussed altitude sickness

and its effect on people. Our team

nurse suggested that we all take

aspirin to thin our blood before we

boarded the flight. My roommate,

Steve, and I didn't have any, so we

slipped off to a small corner store.

When we asked for a bottle of aspirin,

the confused clerk said, “Aspirin no

come in bottle.” She then produced

aspirin in small cellophane packages

at one sol (about thirty-three cents) a

piece.

We took the appropriate dose,

drank lots of water, and boarded the