Dakar 2009 : Dakar

06:30 - STAGE 11: COPIAPO - FIAMBALA

The day’s special stage has been cancelled. As the weather forcast announces heavy fog on the whole route of the stage and as the timing of the stage cannot be altered due to the crossing of the Andes and the crossing of the border between Chile and Argentina, the organizers have decided to cancel the portion of stage 11 between Copiapo and Fiambala that should...

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Travel diary

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Copiapo > Fiambala

On this most majestic stage of the rally, the talents of copilots will be at the strategic center. In the morning, vehicles will leave the Pacific Ocean behind and head toward the border. In the meantime, it will be necessary to constantly choose which valley to take. The return to Argentina will be through the enchanting surroundings of the Paso San Francisco, at an altitude of nearly 4,700 meters. To close this long “day of colors�, the link will lead competitors to a sandy landscape that resembles Mauritania. And if fate lends a hand, the rally could even experience a “Bolivian winter� there, a rare phenomenon that sometimes provokes snowfalls in the middle of summer!

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Public areas

On some special stages, special viewing areas are set aside for the public. Their location is communicated three days before the race passes by.

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