Sherry Hutt 
Cruise Through History: Ports of South America [EPUB ebook] 
Itinerary 9

Preface. 3

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction – Different Interpretations of a Common Beginning. 6

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Brazil 11

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil’s Father of Flight 11

Salvador Bahia – The Colorful History of Brazil 18

Manaus – A City Built by White Gold. 27

Amazon – Theodore Roosevelt’s Amazing Adventure on the Río Téodoro. 35

French Guiana. 42

The Infamous Residents of Devil’s Island. 42

Remembering the Affair: A Cautionary Tale. 48

Uruguay. 53

A Little History of the Little Country Wanted by All 53

Argentina. 61

Buenos Aires – Neighborhoods 61

Buenos Aires – Women of the Bridge. 69

Buenos Aires – Defining Culture in Gaucho, Tango, and Literature. 77

Puerto Madryn – History, Politics, and Economics in Argentina. 84

Ushuaia – Fitz Roy and His Beagle Forecast Tierra del Fuego. 94

Falkland Islands 104

A Little Bit of Britain in South America. 104

Chile. 110

Patagonia: Land of Gauchos, Kings, and a City of Gold at the End of the World. 110

Punta Arenas – First Families of the Golden Age. 118

Punta Arenas – From Penal Colony to Penguins and National Park. 124

Juan Fernandez Islands – The Real Robinson Crusoe. 132

Valparaiso – Learning to Fly without Wings, Politics and Economics in Chile. 140

Valparaiso/Santiago – Fugue of Cultures in History. 149

Valparaiso – Paradise of Wine and Food in Chile. 156

Peru. 163

Lima – World of the Inca. 163

Lima – A Modern City of Art and Colonial Elegance. 173

Arica – Mystery of Ancient Marvels 182

Ecuador 188

Galápagos – Beyond the Beagle. 188

Manta/Guayaquil – The Cultures of Ecuador 193

Manta – Hats Off to Ecuador 202

Colombia. 207

Cartagena – The City of Gold and Flowers 207

Santa Marta – Following in the Footsteps of Bolivar 215

At Sea. 223

Magellan in the Age of Discovery. 223

The Voyages of Columbus 233