The crew landed in Lima in 1971 , not long after the 1970 Ancash earthquake . After filming a wide range of stories in Peru for UPITN and other organizations , they began covering events throughout South America , including Juan Perón 's 1973 return to Argentina after 18 years of exile in Spain . Soon after , the camera crew shifted its base of operations to Buenos Aires , but when Peron died in 1974 , the state-sponsored Dirty War made conditions particularly unsafe for journalists . Montague chose to disband the camera crew later that year and headed overland to Peru
1970 Ancash earthquake
1970 Ancash earthquake
South American Explorers