Into the Mountains: The Extraordinary True Story of Survival in the Andes and its Aftermath

On October 13th 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane was lost without a trace in the Andes. Seventy days later the world was astonished to discover that sixteen of the forty-five passengers were still alive. Pedro Algorta, one of those sixteen, has never previously spoken of his experience but now breaks his silence of over forty years to give a first-hand account of one of the most incredible stories of human survival. We invite you to hear Pedro’s story as he launches his new book Into the Mountains: The Extraordinary True Story of Survival in the Andes and its Aftermath.

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