Andes 1972 plane crash museum in Montevideo

Andes 1972 museum in Montevideo which honours the survivors and those that died in the Andes plane crash. Yes, one of the greatest survival stories of the 20th century is Uruguayan.
If you visit just one museum while you are in Uruguay, make it the Andes 1972 museum-which tells the true story of Uruguayan endurance, the subject of the films “Society of the Snow” and “Alive!”.
Plan to spend at least two hours. There is so much to take in.
On Friday, October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan Fairchild 227 airplane carrying a rugby team of young men on board crashed in the Andes. This was the beginning of one of the most overwhelming stories of survival in human history.
Initially, 32 people survived the plane crash against one of the world’s highest mountain ranges. Many of the passengers were seriously injured. At almost 4000 metres above sea level, with neither appropriate clothing nor food, surrounded and trapped in the mountains, they were virtually doomed to perish from the extremely low temperatures. Their very limited provisions, consisting of a few sweets, some cans of food and a couple of bottles of alcoholic beverages, quickly ran out. For ten long days they waited to be rescued. Then they heard on the small pocket receiver that the search had been called off.
Museo Andes is a private venture by Jörg Thomsen, a Uruguayan businessman. Huge kudos for all your work over the years.
📍Ciudad Vieja (Old City), Rincón 619.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 5pm.
For more info, go to guruguay.com 🔗 Andes 1972 plane crash museum.
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