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17 Night Cruise sailing from San Francisco to Valparaiso aboard Star Princess.

Celebrate Mexican heritage in festive Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas, visit the scarlet macaws of Puntarenas, stroll through the UNESCO-designated city of Quito, travel inland to magnificent Machu Picchu and examine ancient Chilean petroglyphs.

San Francisco, California
Cable cars, the Golden Gate rising from the fog - welcome to San Francisco, arguably the most romantic and cosmopolitan city in the United States. San Francisco has it all: a colorful history, superb restaurants, sophisticated museums, world-class shopping, and that elusive air of romance and abandon that's part of the tang of the city.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Millennia ago, Cabo San Lucas was part of the Mexican mainland. Then a massive rupture of the San Andreas Fault sent the waters of the Pacific crashing into the newly formed depression, creating the Gulf of California and the Baja Peninsula. Lying at the very tip of Baja, where the Pacific meets the Gulf of California, Cabo San Lucas - or "Cabo" - is one of the premier resort destinations in the Western Hemisphere. Swim in the transparent waters of the Gulf, marvel at the wealth of marine life, relax on one of the white-sand beaches or try your hand at some of the finest sportfishing in the world.

Acapulco, Mexico
Mexico's first great seaside resort boasts rugged headlands, an azure bay, and miles and miles of white sand beaches. Acapulco offers a lively scene, with activities ranging from a host of watersports to romantic carriage rides, mariachi bands, and colorful handicraft markets. No visit to Acapulco would be complete without a visit to the cliffs of La Quebrada, where world-famous cliff divers perform acrobatic feats as they plunge 130 feet into the blue Pacific.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica
To Spanish explorers, the rumors of gold and vast riches could only mean that this section of Central America was the costa rica - the "rich coast."

Hailed as the Switzerland of the Americas, Costa Rica occupies a unique position, lying between two oceans and two continents. On both coasts, tropical rainforests rise to the mountains of the interior, many of which soar over 13,000 feet above sea level. In the west, a seemingly endless succession of white-sand beaches forms the nation's Pacific coast. Puntarenas is your gateway to Costa Rica's wonders--and to its capital city of San Jose.

Lima (Callao), Peru
In 1535, Francisco Pizarro labeled the open plains where Lima now stands as inhospitable. Despite the verdict of the great conquistador, Lima became the center of imperial Spanish power, a "City of Kings" where 40 viceroys would rule as the direct representatives of the King of Spain. With independence in 1821, Lima became Peru's capital. Near Lima, one of the world's most desolate deserts is home to the famed drawings of Nazca. These drawings inspired Erik von Daniken's best-selling book "Chariots of the Gods." With mysteries seeming to be part of Peru's history, perhaps these "drawings" are in fact "the largest astronomy book in the world."

Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
A bay bordered by steep hills, stately old Victorian homes, cable cars - no, it's not San Francisco, California. Welcome to Valparaiso. Founded in 1536, and named after the birthplace of conquistador Diego de Almagro, Valparaiso is Chile's oldest city. It is also the gateway to Chile's central valley and the capital of Santiago. With a population of over 5 million people, Santiago sprawls at the feet of the snow-capped Andes. The Maipo Valley, Chile's internationally renowned wine district is a short drive to the south.

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