Two days separate us from the start of the 40th edition of Dakar Rally, which comes back to Peru after five years.
The riders and crews taking part in the rally will then run towards Bolivia and Argentina.
Below is the stage by stage route of the Dakar Rally 2018.
Saturday, January 6, 2018. 1st stage: Lima-Pisco, 272 km (31 km special)
01/07, 2nd stage: Pisco-Pisco, 278 km (267)
01/08, 3rd stage: Pisco-San Juan de Marcona, 502 km (295)
01/09, 4th stage: San Juan de Marcona-San Juan de Marcona, 444 km (330)
01/10, 5th stage: San Juan de Marcona-Arequipa, 932 km (267)
01/11, 6th stage: Arequipa-La Paz, 758 km (313)
01/12: Day of rest in La Paz
01/13, 7th stage: La Paz-Uyuni, 726 km (425)
01/14, 8th stage: Uyuni-Tupiza, 584 km (498)
01/15, 9th stage: Tupiza-Salta, 754 km (242)
01/16, 10th stage: Salta-Belen, 795 km (372)
01/17, 11th stage: Belen-Fiambala/Chilecito, 746 km (280)
01/18, 12th stage: Fiambala/Chilecito-San Juan, 791 km (522)
01/19, 13th stage: San Juan-Cordoba, 927 km (368)
01/20, 14th stage: Cordoba-Cordoba, 284 km (119)
Total: 8,793 km (4,329)
Bike/Quads
Saturday, January 6, 2018, 1st stage: Lima- Pisco, 272 km (31 km special)
01/07, 2nd stage: Pisco-Pisco, 278 km (267)
01/08, 3rd stage: Pisco-San Juan de Marcona, 501 km (295)
01/09, 4th stage: San Juan de Marcona-San Juan de Marcona, 444 km (330)
01/10, 5th stage: San Juan de Marcona-Arequipa, 770 km (264)
01/11, 6th stage: Arequipa-La Paz, 758 km (313)
01/12: Day of rest in La Paz
01/13, 7th stage: La Paz-Uyuni, 726 km (425)
01/14, 8th stage: Uyuni-Tupiza, 584 km (498)
01/15, 9th stage: Tupiza-Salta, 754 km (242)
01/16, 10th stage: Salta-Belen, 795 km (372)
01/17, 11th stage: Belen-Fiambala/Chilecito, 484 km (280)
01/18, 12th stage: Fiambala/Chilecito-San Juan, 722 km (375)
01/19, 13th stage: San Juan-Cordoba, 904 km (423)
01/20, 14th stage: Cordoba-Cordoba, 284 km (119)
Total: 8,276 km (4,234)
Trucks
Saturday, January 6, 2018, 1st stage: Lima-Pisco, 272 km (31 km special)
01/07, 2nd stage: Pisco-Pisco, 278 km (267)
01/08, 3rd stage: Pisco-San Juan de Marcona, 502 km (295)
01/09, 4th stage: San Juan de Marcona-San Juan de Marcona, 444 km (330)
01/10, 5th stage: San Juan de Marcona-Arequipa, 932 km (267)
01/11, 6th stage: Arequipa-La Paz, 758 km (313)
01/12: Day of rest in La Paz
01/13, 7th stage: La Paz-Uyuni, 669 km (368)
01/14, 8th stage: Uyuni-Tupiza, 558 km (380)
01/15, 9th: Tupiza-Salta, 754 km (242)
01/16, 10th stage: Salta-Belen, 795 km (372)
01/17, 11th stage: Belen-Fiambala/Chilecito, 746 km (280)
01/18, 12th stage: Fiambala/Chilecito-San Juan, 791 km (522)
01/19, 13th stage: San Juan-Cordoba, 927 km (368)
01/20, 14th stage: Cordoba-Cordoba, 284 km (119)