Though the competition is expected to cross areas like the Atacama Desert, the Andes, and the Patagonia, the race's organizer said that the rally will return to the African continent:
Rally director Etienne Lavigne said that the Dakar was not leaving Africa for good.
"The Dakar is visiting South America, it's not quitting Africa. [The cancellation of Dakar 2008] cost us tens of millions of Euros but we did well to err on the side of caution because three weeks later there was another attack in the centre of Nouakchott," said Lavigne.
"In Argentina and Chile, we are guaranteed to find the ingredients that make up the spirit of the Dakar.
Sources- Reuters UK, AFP, The Telegraph, BBC Sport
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