Miner Luis Urzua is greeted by Chile's President Sebastian Pinera after being sucessfuly lifted to the surface during the rescue operation of 33...
Man clings to a security line to cross a street flooded by the overflowing of the Copiapo River due to heavy rainfall that affected some areas in the...
The Statue for World Peace or Diosa de la Paz, donated by China, in a small park in the city of Copiapo, Chile.
Aerial view taken on August 1 showing a large sinkhole that appeared over the weekend near the mining town of Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, in...
Chilean miners during a ceremony with President Sebastian Pineda in honor to the 33 miners previously trapped at San Jose mine at La Moneda...
Relatives of Dario Segovia, one of the 33 miners trapped, await for his rescue at the San Jose mine on October 13, 2010 in Copiapo, Chile.
Alfonso Avalos father of Florencio Avalos, one of the 33 miners trapped 700 meters underground for two months in the San Jose Copper-Gold mine,...
Man wades thrpugh a flooded street in Copiapo, after heavy rainfall caused the overflowing of the Copiapo river and the flooding of parts of the city...
People cross a flooded street in Copiapo, after heavy rainfall caused the overflowing of the Copiapo river and the flooding of parts of the city in...
People use a security line to cross a street in flooded Copiapo, after heavy rainfall caused the overflowing of the Copiapo river and the flooding of...
Man digs a gutter to drain water from his business after heavy rainfall caused the overflowing of the Copiapo river and the flooding of parts of the...
General aerial view of site famous for Chilean mining accident in 2010, on January 17, 2014 in Copiapo, Chile. The 2010 Copiapo mining accident, also...
General aerial view as tourists on a bus visit the site famous for the Chilean mining accident in 2010, on January 17, 2014 in Copiapo, Chile. The...
The statue of Juan Godoy, a Chilean farmer and miner who first discovered silver in Chanarcilllo, Chile in 1832.
Rescue workers and some of the 33 recently rescued miners from San Jose mine pose for pictures next to the Fenix 2 capsule used to rescue them during...
Residents of Copiapo celebrate after the last of the 33 miners was successfully rescued on October 13, 2010 following a 10-week ordeal in the...
Aerial view taken on August 1 showing a large sinkhole that appeared over the weekend near the mining town of Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, in...
View of the San Jose mine on July 22 in Copiapo, 800km north of Santiago, Chile, where in 2010, 33 miners got trapped and spent 69 days more than 600...
Former miner Luis Urzua -one of the 33 miners trapped inside the San Jose mine- arrives at a meeting with Govermment authorities in Copiapo, 700 km...
Rescuers introduce water bottles into a tube to be inserted through the drill riser to sent them to the miners trapped in the San Esteban gold and...
Message written by a trapped miner and a letter written to a trapped miner by a relative at Campamento Esperanza at the San Jose Mine in September...
Relative of a trapped miner waves and shouts with a Chilean flag as trucks pass by Campamento Esperanza, transporting materials for the rescue of...
People watch TV on a street of Copiapo following the rescue operation at the San Jose mine, 800 km north of Santiago on October 12, 2010....
Relatives of one of the 33 miners trapped in San Jose mine weep as they await for them to come up to the surface during the rescue operation of 33...
Chilean miner Esteban Rojas gives his thumb up after being brought to the surface from the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile on October 13, 2010....
Miner Juan Illanes celebrates after arrive to the surface during the rescue operation of 33 miners trapped 700 meters underground for two months in...
Alfonso Avalos father of Florencio Avalos, one of the 33 miners trapped 700 meters underground for two months in the San Jose Copper-Gold mine, sits...
Florencio Avalos, the first rescued miner, is embraced by Chile's president Sebastian Pinera during the rescue operation of 33 miners trapped 700...
Rescuer Manuel Gonzalez gets into the Fenix capsule, starting the rescue operation of the 33 trapped miners,at the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile...
Rescuer looks at preparations for the operation at the San Jose mine, near the city of Copiapo, 800 km north of Santiago on October 12, 2010. Chile...
Relatives of trapped miners chat at the encampment outside the San Jose mine near the city of Copiapo, 800 km north of Santiago on October 12, 2010....
Boy, relative of a trapped miner, walks at La Esperanza encampment, after the T-130 drill working to rescue the 33 miners finally reached their...
Relative of one of the miners trapped in the shafts of the San Jose mine, walks amid the tents of La Esperanza encampment, near the city of Copiapo,...
Overview of the zone where the rescue operation for the 33 miners trapped in the shafts takes place, at the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, on...
Workers raise the capsule designed by the Chilean Army's Shipyards , through which the 33 miners trapped in San Jose mine will be brought to the...
Relative of one of the 33 miners trapped in San Jose mine, checks the capsule designed by the Chilean Army's Shipyards , through which they will be...
Bikers and quads compete during the 9th stage of the Dakar 2010, between Copiapo and La Serana, Chile, on January 11, 2010. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS
Spain's Carlos Sainz steers his Volkswagen during the 9th stage of the Dakar 2010, between Copiapo and La Serena, Chile, on January 11, 2010. Qatar�s...
South African Giniel De Villiers steers his Volkswagen during the 8th stage of the Dakar 2010, between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile, on January 10,...
Mark Miller steers his Volkswagen during the 8th stage of the Dakar 2010, between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile, on January 10, 2010. France's...
Chile's Francisco Lopez Contardo rides his Aprilia during the 8th stage of the Dakar 2010, between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile, on January 10,...
Spain's Carlos Sainz steers his Volkswagen during the 8th stage of the Dakar 2010, between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile, on January 10, 2010....
Argentina's Marcos Patronelli rides his quad Yamaha during the 5th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile, on January 6,...
France's Cyril Despres steers his KTM during the 5th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile, on January 6, 2010. Chile's...
Foggy clouds cover part of the area where the 5th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile, is taking place on January 6, 2010....
Romania's Martin Freinademetz rides his KTM during the 5th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile, on January 6, 2010....
Russia's Vladimir Chagin steers his Kamaz during the 5th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile, on January 6, 2010. AFP...
France's Stephane Peterhansel steers his BMW during the 5th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile, on January 6, 2010. US...