France's biker Cyril Despres races his KTM in the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
This is the fourth consecutive year the event is being held in South America. This year the race begins in Argentina, passes through Chile, and finishes in Lima, Peru, on Jan. 15.
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Nasser Al-Attiyah, from Qatar, and co-driver Cruz Luca, from Spain, drive their Hummer during the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Duncan Vos and co-driver Robert Howie, both from South Africa, drive their Toyota during the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Biker Jan Van Woerkum, of the Netherlands, left, races his Honda next to Argentina's Jorge Boero on his Beta during the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Rafal Sonik, from Poland, right, and Pablo Sebastian Copetti, from Argentina, race their Yamaha quads during the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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People watch Mini's driver Leonid Novitskiy, from Russia, and co-driver Andreas Schulz, from Germany, compete in the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa Argentina, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Dessoude's driver Christian Lavielle and co-driver Jean Michel Polato, both from France, compete in the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Spain's biker Joan Barreda Bort races his Husqvarna during the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Driver Krzystof Holowczyc, from Poland, and co-driver Jean-Marcc Fortin, from Belgium, race their Mini car in the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday Jan. 1, 2012.
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France's Mathieu Serradori races his KTM bike in the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Driver Mark Corbett and co-driver Francois Jordaan, both from South Africa, race their Century Racing car past a burning Volvo car during the first stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
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Hummer driver Robby Gordon and co-driver Johnny Campbell, both of the U.S., compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pamapa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Hummer driver Nasser Al-Attiyah from Qatar and co-driver Cruz Luca from Spain, compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pamapa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Mini driver Ricardo Leal Dos Santos and co-driver Paulo Fiuza, both of Portugal, compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Hummer driver Robby Gordon and co-driver Johnny Campbell, both of the U.S., compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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U.S. biker Alexis Cody races his Honda in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Mini driver Krzysztof Holowczyc, from Poland, and co-driver Jean-Marc Fortin, from Belgium, compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Argentina's biker Javier Pizzolito rides his Honda in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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France's biker Serge Gounon races his KTM as he competes in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Opel's driver Balazs Szalay and co-driver Laszlo Bunkoczi, both from Hungary, compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Mini's driver Joan Roma, from Spain, and co-driver Michel Perin, from France, compete in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Argentina's biker Gustavo Bassi races his Yamaha, left, next to Mitsubishi's driver Erik Wevers, from The Netherlands, and co-driver Fabian Lurquin, from Belgium, in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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France's biker Stephane Hamard rides his KTM as he competes in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Polaris' Christophe Declerck, from France, competes in the quads category in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Spain's biker Marc Coma races his KTM as he competes in the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Mini's driver Krzystof Holowczyc, from Poland, and co-driver Jean-Marc Fortin, from Belgium, compete next to Great Britain's biker Jago Pickering during the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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People run to help France's biker Jean-Claude Mazet after he fell while Romania's biker Marcel Butuza, right, and France's biker Herve Theuriot, left, pass by during the second stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael in Argentina, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
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Hummer driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, from Qatar and co-driver Cruz Luca, from Spain, compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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France's biker Cyril Despres races his KTM in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Hummer driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, from Qatar, and co-driver Cruz Luca, from Spain, compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Yamaha's Ignacio Flores, from Peru, races his Yamaha quad in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Hummer driver Robby Gordon and co-driver Johnny Campbell, both of the U.S., compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Spain's biker Marc Coma races his KTM in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Toyota driver Orlando Terranova, from Argentina, and co-driver Andy Grider, of the U.S., compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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France's biker David Casteu, right, pushes his Yamaha, as he is helped by Olivier Pain, left, and Alain Duclos, both of France, during the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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A man takes pictures as Toyota's driver Abdulla Alheraiz and co-driver Khalid Ahmad, both of the United Arab Emirates, compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Mini driver Joan "Nani" Roma from Spain and co-driver Michel Perin from France, compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Mini driver Joan "Nani" Roma from Spain and co-driver Michel Perin from France, compete in the third stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Hummer driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, from Qatar, and co-driver Cruz Luca, from Spain, compete in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Spain's biker Marc Coma races his KTM during the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan-Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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France's biker Stephane Hamard picks up his KTM during the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Argentina's biker Mauricio Gomez, left, races his Yamaha next to Uruguay's biker Laurent Lazard on his Yamaha during the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan-Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Great Wall's driver Yong Zhou from China and co-driver Pascal Maimon from France, top, compete while SMG's driver Ronan Chabot and co-driver Gilles Pillot both from France stand next their car after they went off the road in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Biker Eric Palante of Belgium races his KTM pass Hummer's driver Robby Gordon and co-driver Johnny Campbell both from USA, during the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Biker Frans Verhoeven of the Netherlands rides his Sherco in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Mitsubishi driver Erik Van Loon and co-driver Harmen Scholtalbers, both of the Netherlands, compete in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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France's biker Christophe Meillat rides his Kawasaki, left, and Argentina's Lucas Bonetto rides behind in his Yamaha quad in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Poland's Rafal Sonik races his Yamaha quad in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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Slovakia's Dusan Cipka races his BMW in the fourth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
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France's biker Cyril Despres races his KTM as he competes in the fifth stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Chilecito and Fiambala in Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.
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