A guacano, a sturdy and elegant camel-like animal indigenous to South America, stands guard on a mountain top, like an angel watching over the miners, the Chilean flag in the foreground (flickr photo boringL). Ukrainians watched the news, too, and cheered the meticulously planned rescue of all 33 Chilean miners in the coastal Atacama desert.
A copper and gold mine, essential to Chile’s economy, became the scene of a global life watch, and the stalwart miners, buried deep under 700,000 tons of rocks for 69 days, became heroes not only of Chile, but also of the global village on planet earth.
“Extraodinary luck,” one miner said. Yes, and from news reports incredibly efficient and thorough rescue planning and implementation. The mining company and the state, and other public and private enterprises, worked together to get the job done. It was a model for other nations.
One by one, the 33 miners took a half-mile journey in a capsule from the depths of the earth to the light of day, after lanquishing in a deep mine “that could have been their tomb," wrote Frank Bajek and Vivian Sequera in their excellent AP report.
The capsule, built by an Austrian company, was named the Phoenix, after the mythical bird that rises from the ashes. And so it was for the miners. They emerged to an outpouring of joy all over the world. The tenacity and faith that had sustained them for 69 days enveloped and united the global village. We are one in our celebration of human survival and achievement!
“Extraodinary luck,” one miner said. Yes, and from news reports incredibly efficient and thorough rescue planning and implementation. The mining company and the state, and other public and private enterprises, worked together to get the job done. It was a model for other nations.
One by one, the 33 miners took a half-mile journey in a capsule from the depths of the earth to the light of day, after lanquishing in a deep mine “that could have been their tomb," wrote Frank Bajek and Vivian Sequera in their excellent AP report.
The capsule, built by an Austrian company, was named the Phoenix, after the mythical bird that rises from the ashes. And so it was for the miners. They emerged to an outpouring of joy all over the world. The tenacity and faith that had sustained them for 69 days enveloped and united the global village. We are one in our celebration of human survival and achievement!
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