"The 2013 Dakar Rally was the 34th running of the event and the fifth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Lima, Peru on January 5 and finished in Santiago, Chile on January 19 after fourteen stages of competition. 448 vehicles in four classes of competition started the event, which comprised a total distance of over 8,500 kilometres." Text: Wikipedia.com Image: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/13/motorsport/gallery/dakar-rally-2013/index.html?iid=article_sidebar