QM2 SET TO ROUND THE CAPE.Byline: Daily News The stately Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens Britain England
The 12-day Cape Horn and Chilean Fjords cruise sailing from Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r on Jan. 27 and arriving in Valparaiso on Feb. 8, is the second segment of the famous ship's 36- or 38-day South American maiden voyages sailing around the tip of South America and passing picturesque regions of Brazil Brazil is currently divided in five regions, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE). These divisions are composed by states with similar cultural, economical, historical and social aspects, and although through the scientific point of view information given by this , Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. The eastbound reverse itinerary embarks from Valparaiso on March 22 and arrives in Rio on April 3. The ship, part of Valencia-based Cunard Line, will follow the route Ferdinand Magellan who sailed his way through these territories in 1520. The four-part itinerary begins in Rio de Janeiro with stops in Montevideo, Uruguay, site of the last Spanish-built military bastion in that nation. Another two days at sea will bring the ship around Cape Horn and the next port of call, Ushuaia, Argentina. The next stop is on the other side of the cape in Punta Arenas, Chile Punta Arenas (literally in Spanish: "Sands Point") is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile, and is claimed to be the world's southernmost city. , before a cruise through the scenic Chilean fjords. |
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