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Copiapó

American  
[kaw-pyah-paw] / ˌkɔ pyɑˈpɔ /

noun

  1. a city in N Chile.


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All of the problems with The 33 are made even more uncomfortable by the fact that the men in the Copiapó mining accident actually exist.

From The Verge • Nov. 13, 2015

Potential employers in Copiapó have declined to hire the miners for fear that they were psychologically scarred by their experience, several miners said.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2011

On Thursday, local officials in Copiapó will commemorate the rescue by unveiling a 39-foot statue donated by a Chinese foundation.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2011

The first trio left the medical facility in Copiapó after just a day of observation and checks as doctors remarked on the good physical and mental state of the miners after their 70-day ordeal underground.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2010

The Copiapó, which once discharged into the sea, is now practically exhausted in irrigating a small fertile valley in which stands the city of that name.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various