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'The Families of the Miners are Strong!'
A drawing by Nikita Alvarez stuck to...

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A family photo of Edison Pena as a boy.
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A family photo of Edison Pena and Angelica Alvarez before the mining...

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Still grabs of a video conference between trapped miner Edison Pena and his...

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Angelica Alvarez. When this picture was taken her partner Edison Pena remained...

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A parcel containing a letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez....

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A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The letters were...

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Angelica Alvarez holds her daughter Nikita. When this picture was taken...

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A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were...

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A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The letters were...

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Angelica Alvarez reads a letter from her partner Edison Pena at Camp...

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A letter from Edison Pena to journalist Dan McDougall. 'Firstly, thank you...

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Angelica Alvarez (centre) getting a complimentary beauty treatment in...

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A montage showing nine photographs and cards which had been sent to trapped...

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Hide text All to order All to lightbox A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123033 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed exercising inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123022 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. This is the campbed where Edison slept in the refuge. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123042 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena is photographed in the refuge where the miners slept. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123032 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed exercising inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123005 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123027 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed beside a rock fall inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123024 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Letters and a few possessions are pinned to the wall of the refuge where the miners slept. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123002 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A digger was among the equipment at the bottom of the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123008 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A tunnel blocked by rock. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123029 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed exercising inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123031 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed exercising inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123037 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Daniel Herrera Campos (left) and Edison Pena (right) are photographed in the refuge where the miners slept. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123009 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A tunnel blocked by rock. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123044 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123003 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A JCB digger was among the equipment at the bottom of the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123028 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. 'The Families of the Miners are Strong!' A drawing by Nikita Alvarez stuck to... CHILE 'The Families of the Miners are Strong!' A drawing by... © Adam Patterson 00122989 Copiapo, Atacama region 'The Families of the Miners are Strong!' A drawing by Nikita Alvarez stuck to the fridge at the home of her mother Angelica, whose partner Edison Pena was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. A family photo of Edison Pena as a boy. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped... CHILE A family photo of Edison Pena as a boy. Edison was... © Adam Patterson 00122988 A family photo of Edison Pena as a boy. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. A family photo of Edison Pena and Angelica Alvarez before the mining... CHILE A family photo of Edison Pena and Angelica Alvarez... © Adam Patterson 00122987 A family photo of Edison Pena and Angelica Alvarez before the mining accident. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Still grabs of a video conference between trapped miner Edison Pena and his... CHILE Still grabs of a video conference between trapped... © Adam Patterson 00122995 Copiapo, Atacama region Still grabs of a video conference between trapped miner Edison Pena and his family are displayed on the fridge in the home he shared with his partner Angelica Alvarez. When this picture was taken Edison remained trapped underground at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Edison would later become the 12th man to be freed from the San Jose mine where 33 miners were trapped for 69 days. Angelica Alvarez. When this picture was taken her partner Edison Pena remained... CHILE Angelica Alvarez. When this picture was taken her... © Adam Patterson 00122985 Copiapo, Atacama region Angelica Alvarez. When this picture was taken her partner Edison Pena remained trapped underground at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. She is holding a sheaf of letters exchanged with Edison through the narrow tube that acted as a lifeline. Edison would later become the 12th man to be freed from the San Jose mine where 33 miners were trapped for 69 days. A parcel containing a letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez.... CHILE A parcel containing a letter from Edison Pena to his... © Adam Patterson 00122990 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A parcel containing a letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The parcels were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The letters were... CHILE A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica... © Adam Patterson 00122991 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The letters were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Angelica Alvarez holds her daughter Nikita. When this picture was taken... CHILE Angelica Alvarez holds her daughter Nikita. When this... © Adam Patterson 00122986 Copiapo, Atacama region Angelica Alvarez holds her daughter Nikita. When this picture was taken Angelica's partner Edison Pena remained trapped underground at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Edison would later become the 12th man to be freed from the San Jose mine where 33 miners were trapped for 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123020 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. In his hand Edison is holding a photograph of his partner Angelica Alvarez. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The letters were... CHILE A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica... © Adam Patterson 00122992 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A letter from Edison Pena to his partner Angelica Alvarez. The letters were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Angelica Alvarez reads a letter from her partner Edison Pena at Camp... CHILE Angelica Alvarez reads a letter from her partner... © Adam Patterson 00122994 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region Angelica Alvarez reads a letter from her partner Edison Pena at Camp Esperanza. This form of communication would become a vital link in countering both the isolation of the miners below and the apprehension of their families above ground. The letters were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. A letter from Edison Pena to journalist Dan McDougall. 'Firstly, thank you... CHILE A letter from Edison Pena to journalist Dan... © Adam Patterson 00122993 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A letter from Edison Pena to journalist Dan McDougall. 'Firstly, thank you very much for the shoes' he writes. McDougall had sent Pena a pair of trainers so that he could continue running. The letters and shoes were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Angelica Alvarez (centre) getting a complimentary beauty treatment in... CHILE Angelica Alvarez (centre) getting a complimentary... © Adam Patterson 00122996 Copiapo, Atacama region Angelica Alvarez (centre) getting a complimentary beauty treatment in preparation for being reunited with her partner Edison Pena. When this picture was taken Edison remained trapped underground at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Edison would later become the 12th man to be freed from the San Jose mine where 33 miners were trapped for 69 days. A montage showing nine photographs and cards which had been sent to trapped... CHILE A montage showing nine photographs and cards which... © Adam Patterson 00122998 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A montage showing nine photographs and cards which had been sent to trapped miner Edison Pena by his family and friends. Not long before his rescue, Edison sent these personal items back up to the surface. The parcels were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. A montage showing nine objects which had been sent to trapped miner Edison... CHILE A montage showing nine objects which had been sent to... © Adam Patterson 00122999 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A montage showing nine objects which had been sent to trapped miner Edison Pena by his family and friends, including a bible and a picture of his idol Elvis Presley. Not long before his rescue, Edison sent these personal items back up to the surface. The parcels were delivered through a narrow tube - a Paloma - that acted as a lifeline, allowing food, water and regular contact between families and their trapped loved ones. Edison was one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Angelica Alvarez getting a complimentary beauty treatment in preparation for... CHILE Angelica Alvarez getting a complimentary beauty... © Adam Patterson 00122997 Copiapo, Atacama region Angelica Alvarez getting a complimentary beauty treatment in preparation for being reunited with her partner Edison Pena. When this picture was taken Edison remained trapped underground at the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. Edison would later become the 12th man to be freed from the San Jose mine where 33 miners were trapped for 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123043 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A miner is photographed in the refuge where the miners slept. On the left of the picture is a small library. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123004 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A tunnel blocked by rock. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued.... CHILE A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123034 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. Edison Pena, a keen runner, is photographed exercising inside the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days. A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were... CHILE A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose... © Edison Pena / Adam Patterson 00123006 Nr. Copiapo, Atacama region A picture taken by Edison Pena inside the San Jose mine before the miners were rescued. A digger was among the equipment at the bottom of the mine. 33 miners were trapped 700 metres underground in the San Jose mine after a collapse on 05/08/2010. They were rescued after 69 days.