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Chile miners return home

chile miners go home: Chile's President Pinera poses with the 33 rescued miners in hospital
Chile's president, Sebastián Piñera, poses with the 33 rescued miners in Copiapo hospital. From L-R: (seated) Raúl Bustos, Omar Reygadas, Esteban Rojas, Samuel Ávalos, Daniel Herrera, Juan Carlos Aguilar, President Piñera, Pedro Cortés, Carlos Barrios, Carlos Bugüeño, Carlos Mamani, Álex Vega, Caudio Yáñez, José Henríquez and Osmán Araya; (standing) Víctor Zamora, Pablo Rojas, Luís Urzúa, Víctor Segovia, Mario Gómez, Johnny Barrios, Mario Sepúlveda, Jorge Galleguillos, Juan Illanes, Claudio Acuña, Jimmy Sánchez, Ariel Ticona, Darío Segovia, José Ojeda, Richard Villarroel, Franklin Lobos (hidden), Renán Ávalos, Florencio Ávalos and Edison Peña Photograph: Jose Manuel de la Maza/Reuters
chile miners go home: Yesica Cortes, wife of miner Victor Zamora
Yesica Cortes, wife of miner Victor Zamora, walks past a mural in Copiapo dedicated to the 33 trapped miners Photograph: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
chile miners go home: Elizabeth Segovia, wife of freed miner Ariel Ticona
Elizabeth Segovia, wife of miner Ariel Ticona, walks past journalists to enter Copiapo hospital with her baby daughter, Esperanza, born while her husband was trapped with 32 other miners inside the San José mine Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
chile miners go home: Lilianett Ramirez, wife of freed miner Mario Gomez
Lilianett Ramirez, wife of miner Mario Gómez, walks past journalists to enter the Copiapo hospital and visit her husband Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
chile miners go home: Women dance during a costumes parade for the rescued miners in Copiapo
Women dance during a costume parade for the rescued miners in Copiapo Photograph: Carlos Vera/Reuters
chile miners go home: Chilean miner Juan Illanes is driven away from Copiapo Hospital
Chilean miner Juan Illanes (C) is driven by relatives away from Copiapo hospital after doctors released him and two others Photograph: Reuters
chile miners go home: Relatives of miner Claudio Yanez
Relatives of miner Caudio Yáñez wait for his arrival home from hospital the day after the miners' rescue, in Copiapo Photograph: Ariel Marinkovic/AFP/Getty Images
chile miners go home: Carlos Mamani
Rescued Bolivian miner Carlos Mamani is surrounded by relatives and friends as he arrives home in Copiapo Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Chile miners return home: Carlos Barrios leaves the hospital
Chilean miner Carlos Barrios leaves the hospital in Copiapo Photograph: Ian Salas/EPA
Chile miners return home: Jorge Galleguillos leaves hospital
Jorge Galleguillos leaves the hospital in Copiapo after being discharged on 15 October Photograph: Ian Salas/EPA
Chile miners return home: Renan Avalos leaves the hospital
Chilean miner Renan Avalos leaves the hospital Photograph: Marco Mesina/EPA
Chile miners return home: Victor Segovia gives a thumbs up
Miner Víctor Segovia gives a thumbs up as he arrives home after being discharged from hospital Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Chile miners return home: Victor Segovia hugs his niece upon arrival to his home
Víctor Segovia hugs his niece upon arriving home Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Chile miners return home: Neighbors of miner Luis Urzua chat at a welcome party
Neighbours of miner Luís Urzúa, the shift foreman at the San José mine, gather for a welcome party Photograph: David Mercado/Reuters
Chile miners return home: Ticona and his wife Segovia
Miner Ariel Ticona and his wife Elizabeth Segovia hold their baby girl Esperanza, who was born while Ticona was trapped in the mine Photograph: Rickey Rogers/Reuters
Chile miners return home: Ticona toasts with family and friends upon arriving home in Copiapo
Ariel Ticona (in cap) is toasted by family and friends upon arriving home Photograph: Rickey Rogers/Reuters
Chile miners return home: Neighbors of rescued miner Barrios erect a banner
Neighbours of rescued miner Johnny Barrios erect a banner as part of preparations for his reception party Photograph: Mariana Bazo/Reuters
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