SOUTH AMERICA

The world is a huge place and time is limited so this menu got left until we could claim to have visited even just a few ports. It is a route we would like to do more of.

This is a typical route. It is the one taken by P&O Aurora in 2023. The weather can change drastically across this route, as can the views and experiences. If you want to hear more, join the Aurora chat group where I am sure they will be sharing and where you can ask questions. We will be on a portion of this route. uCruise Aurora and Arcadia Just click the box to be taken to the Facebook group. At the same time, Azamara went up the mighty Amazon River, taking in the lush paradise of the rainforest around the largest river (by volume) in the world.

AMAZON & SOUTH USA

Cartagena, Columbia

Cartagena

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27.8 ° C

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Cartagena, Columbia is the setting of an early turning point in the cruise thriller CRUISE SHIP HEIST. The charming, narrow streets feature quaint colonial buildings where the three new friends walk, one knowing they are probably being watched. They look in the magnificent cathedral and then visit the walled old town brimming with colonial history and risk. The plazas awash with flowers hide the threat. The book is available as a paperback, kindle or audiobook, or free to listen to while port-guides play mute, on www.YouTube.com/@DorisVisits Click the picture of the book for details.

MANAUS, BRAZIL

Manaus

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25.3 ° C

25.3 °

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If you can add detail, please contact us. MANAUS, BRAZIL

Parintins, Brazil

Parintins

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Parintins, Brazil

Boca da Valeria, Brazil

Boca da Valaria

Parintins

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It is near Parintins. If you can add detail, please contact us. Boca da Valeria, Brazil. This is a tender port to a pier where there is a mock village. Locals will take you to a real village for a price. It is where two rivers meet. Valeria and Amazon. Some museums and some other places close on Mondays.

Santarem, Brazil

Santarém

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Santarem, Brazil

Fortaleza, Brazil

Fortaleza

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Fortaleza, Brazil

Natal, Brazil

Natal

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Natal, Brazil

Recife, Brazil

Recife

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Recife, Brazil

Salvador, BRAZIL

Estado de Bahia

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The start of Brazil has a very different feel, it is very Afro/Brazillian. Very colourful. Great beaches, but the water is not as warm as you might like.

CABO FRIO, BRAZIL

Cabo Frio

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99 %

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Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL

Rio de Janeiro

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Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo

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Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguay’s national anthem, the “Himno Nacional de Uruguay,” is more than five minutes long with 105 bars of music, making it the longest national anthem in the world.

Currency – Uruguayan peso ($U/UYU). $1 is equivalent to approx. UYU 40.
Daily budget for one person – $63.
Languages – Spanish.
Socket type – Types C, F, and L, 220V supply voltage and 50Hz.
Time zone – Uruguay Standard Time (GMT-3).

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires

clear sky

15.3 ° C

16.9 °

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Stanley

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Magellanic penguins can be see here, and a whale bone arch.

Cape Horn, Chile

Cape Horn

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Hold tight!

Beagle Channel, Chile

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Puerto Williams, Chile

Puerto Williams

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Punta Arenas, Chile

Punta Arenas

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If you can add detail, please contact us.

Amalia Glacier, Chile

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Pio X Glacier, Chile

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San Antonio, Chile

San Antonio

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If you can add detail, please contact us. San Antonio, Chile

Coquimbo, Chile

Coquimbo

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Coquimbo, Chile

Arica, Chile

Arica

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20.1 ° C

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Arica, Chile

Pisco, Peru

Pisco

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20 ° C

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Pisco, Peru

Callao, Peru

Callao

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21.2 ° C

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If you can add detail, please contact us.

Manta, Ecuador

Manta

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If you can add detail, please contact us. Manta, Ecuador

Fuerte Amador, Panama

If you can add detail, please contact us. Fuerte Amador, Panama

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