Paris - The route for the 32nd edition of the Dakar Rally, announced on Tuesday by organisers, which begins in Buenos Aires on January 1 and ends in the Argentine capital on January 16.
Held over approximately 9 000km the race passes through Chile and will spend seven days in the Atacama desert, known by experts as the driest desert in the world.
In brackets total distances/specials.
January 1: Buenos Aires - Colon (317 km)
January 2: Colon - Cordoba (652km/219km special for motorbikes, 684km/251km special for cars)
January 3 janvier: Cordoba - La Rioja (626km/294km special for motorbikes, 687km/355km special for cars)
January 4: La Rioja - Fiambala (441km/182km special)
January 5: Fiambala - Copiapo (629km/203km special)
January 6: Copiapo - Antofagasta (670km/483km special)
January 7: Antofagasta - Iquique (598km/418km special)
January 8: Iquique - Antofagasta (641km/600km special)
January 9: rest day
January 10: Antofagasta - Copiapo (568km/472km special)
January 11: Copiapo - La Serena (547km/338km special)
January 12: La Serena - Santiago (586km/238km special)
January 13: Santiago - San Juan (434km/220km special)
January 14: San Juan - San Rafael (796km/476km special)
January 15: San Rafael - Santa Rosa (725km/368km special)
January 16: Santa Rosa - Buenos Aires (707km/206km special)