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I am very interested in Quito, but am concerned about the altitude. My spouse has problens being physically active at 7,000 feet. No problems normal breathing, but gets out of breath climbing stairs and playing sports because of the altitude. Does anyone have experience or advice about this as regards Quito?

Thanks!

I lived in Quito for 3 years and most people I knew didn't have too much trouble with the altitude. When you arrive (and after being away for the summer) you have to take it easy and take some time for your body to adjust. You need to drink a lot of water and we would get short of breath walking up the stairs to our apartment. But after several days we would feel fine. Has your spouse had problems living at 7,000 feet or just visiting? If the answer is living then that might be a problem since Quito is almost 10,000. There were one or two teachers who had altitude related health issues.