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1972 Museum

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1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
1972 Museum
Phone:
+598 2916 9461

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 5pm
Tuesday10am - 5pm
Wednesday10am - 5pm
Thursday10am - 5pm
Friday10am - 5pm
Saturday10am - 3pm


The Andes Museum 1972 is located in The Old City in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. . It is a museum on the story of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 related to a plane accident that took place in the Andes in 1972 involving a group of Uruguayan high school rugby players, their friends and relatives that were traveling to Chile when the airplane crashed. Some of them belonged to the Old Christians rugby club. Their story on how they survived the tragedy was transmitted worldwide by means of books, documentaries, pictures and conferences and it has been an inspiration to the film Alive and many books. The museum pays homage to the memory of the 29 people who died due to the plane accident in the Andes and to those who risked their lives to save the rest. It is a reminder of those 16 Uruguayans who came back to life after the 72 days in the Andes freezing weather conditions with no food and proper clothing. It is a private enterprise declared of cultural and turistic interest by the MEC and the Ministerio de Turismo y Deporte de Uruguay.
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