C R U I S E LATIN AMERICA Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
the glacier-rich Chilean fjords, which are majestic enough to rival those in Norway, to world- class cities. Buenos Aires is a must,
likewise Rio, home of the Christ the Redeemer statue, Copacabana Beach and Carnival (savvy lines time their visit so they are in the city for the event). All itineraries also call at the grittily pretty Chilean port city of Valparaiso, and many visit Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, or Callao in Peru, the port for Lima. Clients will also enjoy sailing
the Panama Canal (see panel) and the thrill of rounding Cape Horn, the most feared stretch of water in the world in the days of sailing ships, as it could take months to navigate. A few cruises sailing around
South America (see pages 36 to 39 for details of who goes where) also include a call at Stanley in the Falkland Islands, where excursions to see both penguins and battlefields abound. For those who don’t have
time for a full circumnavigation, there are plenty of shorter itineraries. A two-week cruise between Buenos Aires and Valparaiso is a favourite because it offers such diverse experiences, including rounding Cape Horn, but there are also voyages from the Caribbean up the Amazon River as far as Manaus, or along the west coast through Brazil or east coast, visiting Peru and Ecuador. Latin America cruises
operate from November to April, in the Austral summer, so clients can expect warm sunshine, although they need to pack for chilly weather if cruising Cape Horn and the Chilean fjords and for precipitation if sailing the Amazon and Panama Canal as they’ll be in the rainforest. Most cruise lines return year
after year to the continent, but there are a couple of new
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