first comes some background information. At first the last expedition was supposed to consist of three people which were Roberto Canessa, Nando Parrado, and Antonio Vizintin. All three boys were stocked with a 10 days ration of flesh. Unfortunately, on the third day of the expedition Canessa and Parrado realized that the crusade for civilization was going to longer than expected. So due to there position they were forced to send Vizintin back to the plane and take his ration of food. The two boys walked the Andes for seven more days until they finally found a pasture of cows. With a little more walking they found a Chilean peasant who contacted the proper authorities. One day later the remaining 14 passengers still in the Fairchild were rescued. The Fairchild had crashed on October 13, 1972 and the remaining passengers were rescued on December 20th of that same year. The end of this book was described in such an excellent manner that it seems as if you were right there with the survivors doing, seeing, and unfortunately eating what they were. I also believe that God played a part in the survival of these men. I dont know how it would be possible for 16 men, barely clothed could survive arctic temperatures for ten weeks without the help of some supernatural force. This may sound crazy to some, but to others it sounds absolutely valid.Many of the men on the plane, especially Roberto Canessa felt the irony of being out in the middle of nowhere with nothing to eat but a small piece of chocolate and sip of liqueur. Robertos irony came from his life back home. He thought of all of the times he threw out a bowl of soup because it didnt taste right or it was too cold. Then he thought of how he was now forced to eat human flesh, certain organs, and even brains so that he didnt starve to death. Just think of what he would do for that soup now. Many others also felt a spot of irony from their past during the final weeks on the mo...
