Finally, on the fourth day, a Bedouin on a camel discovered them and administered a native rehydration treatment that saved their lives. By the secondĪnd third day, they were so dehydrated that they stopped sweatingĪltogether. Which were quickly followed by more vivid hallucinations. They both began to see mirages and experience auditory hallucinations, The pair had only one day's worth of liquid. Oranges, a thermos of sweet juice, chocolate, a handful of crackers, andĪ small ration of wine. Lost among the sand dunes, their sole supplies were strawberries, ten Primitive and ambiguous, leaving them with no idea of their location. To face rapid dehydration in the intense desert heat. Both Saint-Exupéry and Prévot miraculously survived the crash, only The crash site is thought to have been near the Wadi Natrun valley, close to the Nile Delta. They were attempting to break the speed record in a Paris-to-Saigon air race (called a raid) and win a prize of 150,000 francs. The air, Saint-Exupéry, along with his mechanic-navigator André Prévot,Ĭrashed in the Sahara desert. On 30 December 1935, at 2:45 a.m., after 19 hours and 44 minutes in
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Got all this from the introduction to the movie on Vimeo.Īntoine, being an aviation pioneer, had his own misadventures. Turner Classic Movies finally obtained the rights to show it and broadcast it in 2011. Antoine, the author, didn't like the movie. After its initial run it was locked away in MGM's vault for 70 years.
A few years later it was made into a movie. He wrote Night Flight, a best seller in 1931 described as "lyrical" by Wikipedia. Wikipedia Antoine de Saint-Exupery was another French aviation pioneer, friend of Mermoz and author. He then rolled it off the edge, diving to attain airspeed, and successfully reached Santiago. With his mechanic Alexandre Collenot and passenger, Count Henry de La Vaulx, Mermoz spent the next four days repairing and lightening the aircraft and making a clear path from it to the edge of the precipice. On 2 March 1929, while searching for a safe route across the range, a Latécoère 25 piloted by Jean Mermoz was caught in a downdraft and forced down onto a plateau just 300 metres (1,000 ft) across at an altitude of 4,000 metres (12,000 ft). Hitherto, flights between Buenos Aires and Santiago made a 1,000 km (620 mi) detour to avoid the mountains. One Latécoère 25 was involved in a celebrated incident when it made a forced landing high in the Andes. That’s what we can offer you in this category: La Aguada, casa kenya, Hostel del Glaciar Pioneros, Cabañas Normana Inn.Latecoere 25 3R LV-EAB in the markings of Aeroposta Argentina exhibited in the museum at Buenos Aires Aeroparque in 1975. offers various accommodation options with photos, descriptions, and guests' reviews. You can book Lodge Cabañas Aluen with the help of our website in just a few clicks. Accommodation also provides unique facilities for guests: patio. Here is a lot of rooms with view on the lake, garden view, mountain view, landmark view, city look and.
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Here are proposed facilities such as hairdryer, kitchenette, refrigerator, free toiletries, microwave, flat-screen tv, dining table. Room facilitiesįor your cozy accommodation is offered only one room type - chalet in the lodge. Guests can pay using these types of payment cards: Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, JCB, Maestro, Discover.Īccommodation staff talk in Spanish, English. A transfer can be organized from/to the airport.
The residents are able to surf the Internet. There is a parking lot for motor transport. On advance agreement, you can stay here with your pet. Cabañas Aluen description of infrastructure and features Lodge Cabañas Aluen is ideally situated at Jean Mermoz 482 in El Calafate only in 1 km from the centre.
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