Álvaro Mangino, who has died on the eve of his 72nd birthday, was a survivor of what became known as both “the tragedy of the Andes” and “the miracle of the Andes”, when a plane carrying ...

The Andes flight disaster—or the Miracle of the Andes—might be one of history's most harrowing survival stories. More for You. Big Space, Small Price: Top 5 cheapest 6-seaters.

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in a remote location in Chile’s Andes Mountains on October 13, 1972—and those who made it through the crash would need to resort to desperate measures to ...