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SOUTH AMERICA MARCH 2023 TO MARCH 2024
MIAMI
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SAN JUAN
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PHILIPSBURG
GUSTAVIA
ST. JOHN’S
ST. KITTS & NEVIS
• CASTRIES
BRIDGETOWN
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PORT OF SPAIN
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•DEVIL’S ISLAND
BOCA DA VALERIA
• SANTARÉM
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• BELÉM (ICOARACI)
ALTER DO CHÃO
MANAUS•••
PARINTINS
COSTA MAYA
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HARVEST CAYE
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PUERTO LIMÓN
PANAMA
CANAL
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•MANTA
• GUAYAQUIL
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PANAMA CITY
SALAVERRY
LIMA (CALLAO)
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POINTE-À-PITRE
TORTOLA
KINGSTON
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ST. GEORGE’S
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COQUIMBO
SAN ANTONIO
SÃO PAULO (SANTOS) • •
ITAJAÍ•
MONTEVIDEO
•RECIFE
•MACÉIO
• SALVADOR
RIO DE JANEIRO
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SÃO FRANCISCO DO SUL
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PUERTO MONTT •
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PUNTA ARENAS
USHUAIA
PUERTO CHACABUCO
LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL CHILEAN
FJORDS
PORT STANLEY
CAPE HORN
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BUENOS AIRES
• PUERTO MADRYN
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PARATI
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BÚZIOS
ILHA GRANDE
CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
ITAJAÍ, BRAZIL
FEATURED New Ports of Call
ITAJAÍ, BRAZIL
Sitting at the mouth of the scenic Rio Itajaí, this cosmopolitan city between São Paulo and the Uruguayan border offers
a culture-rich respite from the frenetic pace of Brazil’s larger cities. Founded by mid-18th century Portuguese settlers,
the bayside city received an influx of German immigrants a hundred years later, perhaps ensuring the region’s
proliferation of excellent wineries and breweries. Past the shops, bars and restaurants of the bustling port, visit
the eclectic Itajaí Historical Museum for post-colonial artefacts and Ethno-Archaeological Museum for local prehistoric
finds. The white sands of Atalaia Beach beckon, as does snapping a photo of an iconic cliff formation called
Parrot’s Beak south of the beach.
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA
The very definition of an aquatic crossroads, dynamic Panama City boasts a shimmering skyline, cobblestone streets
lined with rooftop bars, and centuries of intact ruins to explore. Founded in 1519, the original Panama City – Panamá
Viejo – was abandoned in the mid-17th century and replaced by a historic district – Casco Viejo – that are together
recognised as a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage site. The distinctive design of architect Frank Gehry greets your
arrival at BioMuseo, the world’s first biodiversity museum that vividly tells Panama’s biological history. Discover a
trove of artefacts and information on the planning, construction and operation of the ‘Big Ditch’ at the interactive
Panama Canal Museum, and pay homage to the 22,000 workers who died building the canal from 1899 to 1913 at
the impressive Plaza de Francia.