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Where is the Valley of Tears?
Netflix identifies the real crash location as the Valley of Tears. A location page places the valley at 34°45′54″S, 70°17′11″W. Those coordinates identify the valley on that page; they should not be read as a separately surveyed position for the aircraft fuselage.
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Netflix Tudum describes the crash valley as approximately 11,500 feet above sea level. A dedicated location page describes the glacier as nearly 4,000 metres high. Both are rounded descriptions of the area, not a precise surveyed elevation for the fuselage.
The location account says the aircraft struck a summit, lost its tail, and slid down the mountainside before the fuselage stopped on the glacier. The setting’s remoteness is captured by survivor Roberto Canessa’s description to Netflix Tudum: “We were like flies in the middle of nothing…”
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Was the film shot at the actual crash site?
Partly. Netflix says the Andes exterior shots were filmed at the Valley of Tears in Argentina. The rest of the film was shot at Sierra Nevada Ski Station in Granada, Spain. Netflix’s 2023 announcement also says production filmed at several locations in the Andes in both Chile and Argentina, including El Valle de las Lágrimas. The film therefore uses footage from the real region, but it was not filmed entirely at the crash site.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What happened to Flight 571?
The story follows the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which was transporting a rugby team to Chile. Netflix reports that 29 of the 45 people aboard survived the crash. The film is based on Pablo Vierci’s 2008 book, La Sociedad de la Nieve.
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Sources and further reading
- Netflix’s account of the true story and crash location
- Netflix Tudum on filming locations and the Valley of Tears
- Sociedad de la Nieve’s location page, including the valley coordinates
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