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PARIS LANDING — On Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., the ‘Pinta’ and the ‘Nina’, replicas of Columbus’ ships, will arrive at Paris Landing State Park in Buchanan. The ships will dock at Paris Landing State Park/ Marker 66 Marina and Grille, 41 Marina Drive, until departure early Thursday, May 30th.
Teachers or organizations wishing to schedule a 30-minute guided tour with a crew member should call 787 672 2152 or visit our website www.ninapinta.org,
The ships are open Thursday, May 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 24ththrough Wednesday May 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No reservations necessary.
Archaeology magazine called the ship “the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built.”
In 2005, the ‘Pinta’, also a caravel, was launched in Brazil and was the first ship to sight land in the New World. Historians consider the caravel the Space Shuttle of the fifteenth century.