Dakar 2009 : Dakar

Judith Tomaselli, a motor-sports journalist, has traveled throughout this last year through the regions visited by the Dakar. Check out the official site for here impressions and photos.

• Cordoba

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  It is good to live in Cordoba, a university city with its colonial architecture, situated in the heart of Argentina. The renovated monuments pay witness to the presence of Jesuits, the pedestrian streets are lively and the many café terraces often packed full.

  

• Cordoba

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  The former women’s prison has been renovated with taste and its magnificent fountain, which dances in the light, is now adorned with modern statues.

  

• Las Sierras

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  Las Sierras stretch to the horizon.

  

• Las Sierras

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  Las Sierras stretch to the horizon.

  

• Las Sierras

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  Las Sierras stretch to the horizon.

  

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  Only the wind whistling in the trees rivals with the chirping of the birds and yet, whilst you imagine you are perfectly alone, a gaucho passes by on horseback…

  

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  Only the wind whistling in the trees rivals with the chirping of the birds and yet, whilst you imagine you are perfectly alone, a gaucho passes by on horseback…

  

Las Sierras

Las Sierras and Cordoba, in the heart of Argentina, is a gentle transition between Las Pampas and the Andes. With its mixture of plains and low altitude mountains, Las Sierras are dotted with cactuses but are also home to rich forests and fertile valleys.