In a recent press conference the Dakar Rally team officially announced the route of the Dakar 2013. This will be the Dakar´s 34th event and the 5th event to be held in South America with both the organizer´s and racers keen to return again and again to experience the continent´s challenging and varied terrains.
Peru’s Southern Desert
Lima was the host city for this year´s grand finale, so will fittingly be opening the festivities and the race next year on January 5th. The Dakar 2013 race will then follow a route through Peru´s southern desert, before heading into Argentina and then through Chile´s Atacama region before concluding in the Chilean capital, Santiago de Chile on January 20th.
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