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    Date
    Jan 1, 2011
    Photographer
    Marcelo Maragni
    Participants
    Events
    Dakar Rally 2011, Dakar Rally 2012
    Copyright
    © Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Photofiles
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    As the Dakar 2011 pilots cross from Argentina into Chile and the dunes of the Atacama Desert, we take a look back at the country they’ve had to cross to get this far. On the right, stunt rider Chris Pfeiffer puts on a show for fans at the race start in Buenos Aires on New Year’s Day.

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