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Chilean Miners Tour Israel

Pilgrimage

Amid media glare.

Where are they now? The Chilean miners, rescued in October, are now in Jerusalem. The miners were invited by Israeli government officials in an attempt to promote the area as a religious tourism destination. While they've toured England and Disneyland, many said the Israeli trip was a more symbolic pilgrimage: "I never imagined that I would get to the Holy Land," said 19-year-old Jimmy Sanchez, the youngest of the miners, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - believed to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.

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