Tag: Atacama Desert

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:49 UTC

  Organizers Confirm Argentina and Chile will Host the 2011 Dakar Rally

  

  Organizers have unveiled the route for the 2011 Dakar Rally which will start and finish in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and include a section through Chile. The 33rd edition of the “the world's toughest motor-sport event” will be the third to be run in South America after concerns about terrorists moved the rally in 2009 from its traditional route through the Sahara desert in North Africa.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 01:33 UTC

  Chile Wins Bid for World’s Largest Telescope to be Built in Atacama Desert

  

  Chile has won its bid for the world’s largest telescope to be constructed on its shores. The 42-metre European Extremely Large Telescope will be built in Chile’s north—3,060 meters above sea level on a mountain known as Armazonas.