62 | R SSC.COM SOUTH AMERICA MARCH 2023 TO MARCH 2024 MIAMI ••BAHAMAS SAN JUAN ••• • PHILIPSBURG GUSTAVIA ST. JOHN’S ST. KITTS & NEVIS • CASTRIES BRIDGETOWN • PORT OF SPAIN • • •DEVIL’S ISLAND BOCA DA VALERIA • SANTARÉM • • BELÉM (ICOARACI) ALTER DO CHÃO MANAUS••• PARINTINS COSTA MAYA • • • •ROATÁN HARVEST CAYE • PUERTO LIMÓN PANAMA CANAL SANTO TOMÁS DE CASTILLA • • •MANTA • GUAYAQUIL • • PANAMA CITY SALAVERRY LIMA (CALLAO) •• POINTE-À-PITRE TORTOLA KINGSTON • ST. GEORGE’S • • PISCO• COQUIMBO SAN ANTONIO SÃO PAULO (SANTOS) • • ITAJAÍ• MONTEVIDEO •RECIFE •MACÉIO • SALVADOR RIO DE JANEIRO •• CABO FRIO SÃO FRANCISCO DO SUL • • PUNTA DEL ESTE • • PUERTO MONTT • • •• PUNTA ARENAS USHUAIA PUERTO CHACABUCO LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL CHILEAN FJORDS PORT STANLEY CAPE HORN • BUENOS AIRES • PUERTO MADRYN • PARATI • • 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.