Earlier this year the Dakar Rally was held in South America rather than its traditional North African setting due to terrorism threats against the event. For 2010, this trend will continue, with organizers of the Dakar Rally confirming that South America will once again replace Africa as the site for the rally.
Beginning on New Year’s Day next year, the rally will last a little over two weeks. During this time, participants from almost 50 nations will start in Buenos Aires, then travel across Argentina and Chile before returning to the Argentinean capital to finish the race.
In total, the Dakar Rally will take competitors on an 8,600km loop around South America, including such milestones as crossing the Andes, traversing the Atacama Desert with five sand stages, and a journey to the city of Iquique. Around three million people in South America will watch the event live, and over one-third of the world’s population is expected to view it on TV.
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