Here's why a historic meat packing plant in Uruguay was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
It may seem strange that a meat packing plant received recognition as a UNESCO cultural site of significance, but the Anglo meat packing plant in Uruguay has played a fascinating and vital role in history for years.
It became world-renowned for its production of corned beef, OXO bouillon cubes, and more than 200 other meat products that became staple foods that were exported for soldiers during World War I and World War II.
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Today the cans are preserved in the local Museo de la Revolución Industrial.
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"Not only did our products fill European stomachs; they also got into European hearts and minds," Rene Boretto, director of the Museo de la Revolución Industrial, said in an interview with the BBC. "In World War I, soldiers would say 'Fray Bentos' to indicate that something was good, the same way we nowadays say OK."
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Their factory first opened as the Liebig Extract Meat Company in 1859.
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The plant was eventually taken over by a British firm and it operated day and night until it closed in 1979. Over 5,000 workers maintained the plant everyday, processing around 400 cows an hour and 2,000 sheep per day, making it one of the most advanced meat processing technology developers in South America.
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To honor its history, the plant was recently named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Today, the Museo de la Revolución Industrial stands at the site, displaying antique photos of the working factory and the plant's original machinery.
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