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bus to the airport. Our ultimate

destination was Pino, a city on Lake

Titicaca. We were going to visit the

floating islands on the lake and see

much of the surrounding area.

Everyone chattered with

anticipation, and finally our flight

lifted off. It wasn’t long before we

could see the jagged peaks of the

Andes through the plane’s windows.

As we flew, Steve, who had traveled

much more than I had, explained to

me the sensation of altitude sickness.

A few hours after our flight

started, we landed at an airport at

about thirteen thousand feet, and the

plane taxied to the gate.