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Stage 2 - Sunday 4 January 2009 | Santa Rosa de la Pampa > Puerto Madryn

  • Special 237 km
  • Connection 600 km

Travel diary

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.

  • Puerto Madryn

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    Puerto Madryn, founded by the Welsh in the 19th century, attracts both tourists interested in its wildlife and sports enthusiasts keen on surfing and diving.

    Puerto Madryn

  • Sand

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    The sand is never far off and it is an ideal terrain for 4x4 enthusiasts who can enjoy their passion to their hearts' content.

    Sand

  • Works of art

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    On the road, you will sometimes come across works of art sculpted by the forces of wind and time…

    Works of art

  • Rio Colorado

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    The Rio Colorado flows into the ocean some way to the north of Puerto Madryn but accompanies the traveler as it follows the route for a certain distance.

    Rio Colorado

  • Valdes Peninsula nature reserve

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    Southern right whales, Magellan penguins, sea lions and sea elephants, dolphins, etc… Puerto Madryn is at the gateway to the Valdes Peninsula nature reserve.

    Valdes Peninsula nature reserve

  • Valdes Peninsula nature reserve

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    Southern right whales, Magellan penguins, sea lions and sea elephants, dolphins, etc… Puerto Madryn is at the gateway to the Valdes Peninsula nature reserve.

    Valdes Peninsula nature reserve

  • Valdes Peninsula nature reserve

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    Southern right whales, Magellan penguins, sea lions and sea elephants, dolphins, etc… Puerto Madryn is at the gateway to the Valdes Peninsula nature reserve.

    Valdes Peninsula nature reserve

Puerto Madryn

After the Pampa, the Dakar enters northern Patagonia and will be stopping of in Puerto Madryn, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a place were the wildness of nature reigns supreme: immense expanses of lands stretch out to the horizon, punctuated from time to time by the Rio Colorado and, on arrival, the vivacity of the ocean.

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