Efforts to free 33 miners [es] trapped inside the San Jose copper and gold mine, near the northern city of Copiapó, concluded successfully on October 13. Chileans have not only used blogs and social media to react to the accident and the rescue, but also to discuss issues that are related to the accident and the rescue. Video by YouTube user tilmorrow. The miners’ ordeal began when part of the mine collapsed on August 5, leaving the men without an exit. The blog Tribuna Chilena [es] (Chilean Tribune) informed that [es]: Cuando se produjo el derrumbe, lo primero que intentaron los mineros fue ascender por la escalera del ducto de ventilación, que supuestamente era la salida de emergencia con la que contaba la mina. Pero descubrieron que la escala solo existía en una parte del trayecto y debieron abortar el intento de salida. Más tarde todo el ducto colapsó y ya no hubo posibilidad de usarlo. When the collapse occurred, the first thing the miners tried [to do] was to ascend though a ladder inside a ventilation shaft that was –supposedly- the emergency exit of the mine. Yet they discovered that the ladder only existed in part of the path and had to abort their attempt to get out. Later the entire shaft collapsed and there was no possibility of using it. The miners survived inside a shelter with two spoonfuls of tuna fish and half a glass of milk every forty-eight hours [es]. They were found, as Global Voices previously reported, after 17 days thanks to a message they tied to a metal drill used to reach them. The small hole served as a lifeline. Food, clothing, medicines, liquids and equipment were sent through the hole. During the Rescue TV Caption: "The first of the 33 is safe" Photo by Flickr user Daniel Semper used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic by Creative Commons. All TV stations in Chile broadcast the rescue without interruptions. Moreover, people in Chile and other countries took part in Twitter conversations before, throughout, and after the rescue [es]. The tweeting got serious when the first miner emerged. Elizabeth Cuevas (@JeiBiebermaniia) said [es]: Lloré de la emoción cuando Florencio Ávalos silva salió a la tierra,fué algo maravillosamente emotivo :D I cried of emotion when Florencio Avalos Silva [first miner to be rescued] emerged to the earth. It was something wonderfully emotive :D Alez Ortiz (@alexis_audino) said about the miners [es]: vamos por el cuartooooooooooooo… http://33mineros.13.cl #mineros let’s go for the fourth…http://33mineros.13.cl #mineros Frann (@frankaponne) from Santiago said he would stay up all night watching to support the miners [es], comparing the rescue to the Chilean Telethons. Estibaliz Loredo (@StiLoredo) reflected on the general reaction to the rescue [es]: Todo el mundo feliz y emocionado con el rescate de los #mineros de #chile… Como no? Si ultimament lo unico q escuchamos es pura desgracia Everyone is happy and emotional with the rescue of the #miners from #chile… How could it not be? Because lately the only things we hear about are misfortunes Beatriz Carpente (@AYUDEMOSPLANETA) spoke about the name of the capsule [es] built to bring the miners to the surface: Que impresionante el rescate, que valentía , la cápsula que tiene un nombre muy hermoso: Fenix , el renacer del hombre #mineros How impressing the rescue. How brave. The capsule has a beautiful name: Phoenix, the rebirth of men #miners As the rescue unfolded without problems, Twitter users seemed to have relaxed. The rescue of Carlos Mamani, the only foreigner (from Bolivia) was commented extensively. While some Chileans joked about Bolivian-Chilean relations (“weak” since the end of the War of the Pacific in 1884), such as Camilo Gomez [es], most thought of Mamani as a fellow countryman. Such was the case of Alda Fuentes [es] (@aldafuentes) and Rodrigo Castro (@rodrigocastrov). Mr. Castro replied to a tweet from Bolivia [es]: RT @leticoro acá en Bolivia se espera especialmente a Carlos Mamani #mineros // Acá en Chile igual. Aguante el hermano boliviano RT @leticoro here in Bolivia [we] are waiting especially for Carlos Mamani #miners // Here in Chile too. Hang in there Bolivian brother. After more than 20 hours of work, the job was done. The citizen-run newspaper El Naveghable [es] reported that [es]: [A] las 22:05 Luis Urzúa, el jefe que estuvo de turno por 70 días, fue el último en llegar a la superficie inundando de emoción a todo un país que se mantuvo día y noche expectante durante 24 horas a la espera de este momento que por fin y luego de dos meses llegó a su término.