The 33 Chilean miners, rescued thanks to the sensational rescue operation last year, have accepted the invitation them in October 2010 by the Israeli Minister of Tourism, Saas Mizezhnikov to participate along with their wives on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Group staying in Israel, hosted by the Israel Ministry of Tourism, from February 23 to March 2 and take part in a tour that includes visits to several Christian holy sites in Jerusalem - the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Hall the Upper Room - and other sites as the Wailing Wall and the Tomb of King David. E 'will also be a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The group will also travel to the Dead Sea, Masada and Galilee to visit the Church of the Annunciation Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes and Caesarea, and will conclude the tour in Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
On the occasion of their visit, the miners and their spouses will also be received by the President Israel's Shimon Peres. "It will be a great honor for us to give our warm welcome in the Holy Land," said the Israeli Minister of Tourism. "Your courage, fortitude and faith that has sustained during the long period spent in the bowels of the earth, for all of us have been a source of deep reflection.
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