Stella Maris College (Montevideo)
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| Stella Maris College is a private Catholic school run by the Christian Brothers from Ireland. It is located in the residential neighborhood of Carrasco in Montevideo, Uruguay. The school gained accidental fame when its alumni rugby team flew on Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which crashed into the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. The story of the crash and rescue was first told in the 1974 book ' and more recently in the 2006 book '. The school also appeared in the documentary, . Notable alumniExternal links
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