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Copiapó

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

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

Mario Gómez, the oldest man to be trapped underground, celebrates as he becomes the ninth to exit the rescue capsule, on 13 October 2010 at the San José mine near Copiapó, Chile.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2011

Then they'd be whisked by air force helicopter to a hospital in Copiapó for a minimum of two days' observation.

From Time Oct. 13, 2010

The Copiapó and Huasco have comparatively short courses, but they receive a considerable volume of water from the higher sierras.

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

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