How much extra travel would it be to go around south america as a pose to travelling through the panama canal?

and what were the dangers of this route, crossing from the atlantic to the pacific?





sources please.How much extra travel would it be to go around south america as a pose to travelling through the panama canal?
We had sailed via cape of good hope many many times,when the suez was closed going around the south american continent too involed one full days vovage.........yes,these areas had pirates too!How much extra travel would it be to go around south america as a pose to travelling through the panama canal?
depends where you start from.


From Buenos Aires it's easier to go round South America