A Closer Look At The 2013 Dakar Rally

     Take a closer look at the 2013 edition of the Dakar rally.  This is a more specific map:

Map courtesy of www.dakar.com

The rally starts in Lima and goes through the following Peruvian cities:  Pisco, Nazca, and Arequipa.  Then it goes through the following Chilean cities:  Arica, and Calama.  Then it goes through Argentina (Salta, San Miguel De Tucumán, Córdoba, La Rioja, and Fiambalá);  Then it returns to Chile going through the following cities:  Copiapó, La Serena, and Santiago.  It starts in Lima on January 5th. and arrives to Santiago on January 20th.  The route has more than 8,000 kilometers.  Enjoy the Dakar!