soroche

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soroche

(səˈrəʊtʃeɪ)
n
(Pathology) a type of altitude sickness
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Especificamente, establecieron su cuartel de operaciones en lo que era entonces la Hosteria Arica, desde donde programaban y realizaban extensas y extenuantes expediciones a la precordillera y altiplano de Arica, con miras a tratar de comprender, transversalmente, la adaptacion humana a las condiciones de estres ambiental provocadas por la altitud y la falta de oxigeno en los altos Andes, fenomeno conocido como hipoxia (soroche en quechua).
There we hiked up to 14,674 feet, and did indeed experience altitude sickness (soroche) for which we took, successfully, homeopathic Erythroxylon (coca) and a local herbal tea called Sunfo.
Ch'ama creator Victor Escobar says the ancient residents of the area (the 'Indians') used to chew coca leaves to protect themselves against altitude sickness, which is locally known as soroche and can be quite disconcerting.
Resumen: "Paramo" es un relato de Joao Guimaraes Rosa, cuyo escenario es la Bogota de los anos 40, que narra la experiencia de soroche y melancolia de un diplomatico brasileno.
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