Argentina > Introduction

 

The Dakar 2009 is off to discover a new continent, South America that offers unlimited possibilities to amateurs of wide open spaces. The round trip to Buenos Aires, via Valparaiso is a challenge in which the most enduring competitors will find their way and have the opportunity to distinguish themselves. With close to 6,000 kilometres of specials and difficulties scattered on the whole course, the battle for the title will remain wide open until the finish.

The 31st Dakar will set off from the foot of the obelisk in Buenos Aires, on the Avenue of 9th July. The route will then take the contestants through the Pampa, in Patagonia, before passing into Chile once the Andes have been crossed. It is here that they will get to grips with the Atacama Desert. All in all, it is an array of admirable landscapes…