Dakar Rally 2011

Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile, South America
Natacha Pisarenko / AP

The Dakar Camp
Each day on the route, a community of more than 2,500 people moves from location to location. Organizers provide temporary accommodation, electrician, food and other amenities to participants and workers. This aerial shows the camp set up for participants during the eighth stage between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile.

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