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Article: CHILE: DAKAR RALLY LEAVES TRAIL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DAMAGE
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
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- August 5, 2009
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Daniela Estrada
Inter Press Service English News Wire
08-05-2009
SANTIAGO, Aug. 5, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - The Dakar rally, held this
year for the first time in Chile and Argentina, caused severe
damage to archaeological sites in northern Chile, according to a
report by the Council on National Monuments.
The 2009 edition of the Dakar rally, organised by the Amaury
Sport Organisation (ASO), ran through parts of central and northern
Argentina and Chile in January.
This year was the first time the rally - originally known as the
Paris-Dakar - was held outside of Europe and Africa. In 2008, it
was suspended amid fears of terrorist attacks and because of
political instability in Africa.
The Council on ...