There should be no long-term consequences of such a short stay at altitude. You'll find the locals tend to be short and squat with barrel chests, have high haemoglobins and thus high oxygen-carrying capacity, but they were born there.
The most likely chronic effect of high altitude exposure in a traveller is an abnormally high haemoglobin concentration, which could theoretically lead to a stroke, particularly if combined with dehydration. However, since the life of a red blood cell in the normal circulation is 120 days you'd have to be at altitude for a lot longer than two weeks for the increased red cell production occasioned by chronic hypoxia to have a marked effect.
Acute mountain sickness and high altitude pulmonary and cerebral oedema are much more likely to be the problem -- I presume you'll be taking along some nifedipine, dexamethasone and acetazolamide, just in case? And remember -- immediate descent is the only cure. The pills buy time, nothing more.
Have a nice one. Sounds fun.
QDM
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