South America can overwhelm your senses. From the dizzying heights of Machu Picchu to an exhilarating tango lesson in Buenos Aires, visitors will find themselves engulfed by history, culture and a contagious love of adventure. Rain forests meet bustling capital cities on this continent, forcing P&O Cruises passengers to make a tough choice -- which to experience first?

There's time enough to try it all. Brazil is featured heavily on P&O Cruises itineraries, and Manaus offers a launching pad for Amazonian sightseeing. Parintins, a spirited festival town, is another alluring stop. These tours venture north, too, wrapping Mexican and Costa Rican ports of call into the schedule. In between ports, a dazzling array of Caribbean and Atlantic scenery stretches before your cruise ship. For detailed information about any South American port, click on the port name below.