Translation of pinch in German

We drove to the airport to do early check-in but it went so quickly that we had four hours left before our flight departed. We therefore took a cab back into town and visited the local market.
Anyway, the entire bus ride lasted four hours and we finally arrived at the city of Halong. We were supposed to take a two day luxury boat tour on a ship called The Lagoon Explorer.
We walked almost every alley in Cusco, stunned by its beauty and ignoring the developing altitude thickness, which resulted in the most horrible night of our lives.