Andes Museum 1972
The Andes Museum 1972 is located in The Old City in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM - Email: jthomsen@adinet.com.uy
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum on the story of the 1972 Andes flight disaster
- Also known as: “Andes Tragedy and Miracle (1972) Museum”
- Address: 619 Rincón, Montevideo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centro Cultural de España en Montevideo and Constitution Square.
Centro Cultural de España en Montevideo
Arts center
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Centro Cultural de España en Montevideo is an arts center.
Constitution Square
Square
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Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Plaza Matriz, is the oldest city square in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in barrio Ciudad Vieja, since 1726 was the plaza mayor of the Fortress City of San Felipe and Santiago of Montevideo, in which it was the only open public space. Constitution Square is situated 100 metres southwest of Andes Museum 1972.
Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual
Park
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The Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual is located in the Old City neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. The plaza includes a large triangular granite monolith -- a reference to the pink triangles worn during the Nazi persecution of LGBT people. Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual is situated 110 metres southeast of Andes Museum 1972.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.
Ciudad Vieja
Suburb
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Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo, it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
Barrio Sur
Suburb
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.
Montevideo
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Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby Buenos Aires, Montevideo is the cultural and political center of the country.
Andes Museum 1972
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90585° or 34° 54′ 21″ southLongitude
-56.20291° or 56° 12′ 11″ westOpen location code
48Q53QVW+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 4175992389OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15966064
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Andes Museum 1972” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Անդեր 1972 (թանգարան)”
- Armenian: “Անդեր 1972”
- Polish: “Museo Andes 1972”
- Spanish: “Museo Andes 1972”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca del Centro Cultural de España and Casa Vaeza, Montevideo.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Andes Museum 1972”. Photo: Mevrob, CC BY-SA 3.0.