7, 8 and 9 January 2009 the province will host three stages and two nights of overnight, attractive rest camps will be installed in the City of San Rafael and the World Cup Stadium, the City of Mendoza.
With competition in rally-raid world’s most famous. The slogan, Mendoza, the heart of Dakar is associated with the strategic location of the province in the course of the competition: geographically, it is equidistant from most of the provinces involved and from the point of view of time, representing half of the career and the only point where the contingent will spend two nights and three days, said Tourism Minister Luis Böhm. The promotion of the destination will generate career is incalculable, since the quota more than 550 journalists from 35 countries and 300 Argentine move. This translates to about 580 hours of live broadcast to 23 million followers on the Internet. The experience of the Dakar will be starring in the summer because of its magnitude, for its unique characteristics with other events, including automobile, and within landscapes that offer viewers and the world, but also complement the current broad product offering consolidated -Aconcagua , wine trails, adventure, etc. and development, said Director of Tourism, Federico Vazquez de Novoa. competition
Competition will begin on January 3 in Maharashtra with a symbolic start to the Obelisk. From there competitors will tour the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Black River, Chubut and Neuquen, where they will enter the southern province Mendoza fulfilling the fifth stage of the competition on January 7. Already in Mendoza, the racetrack Walls of San Rafael will be the camp where the contingent will spend his first night in our province. On January 8, the sixth stage decamp to designate a spot 100 miles from the city of Mendoza. Once the speed stage, the caravan will move, respecting provincial traffic regulations, willing to camp near the World Cup Stadium. Another attraction to be added to the passage of spectacular cars, motorcycles and trucks, is to be presented at the camps or bivouac: various cultural activities, dining, sports, etc. that will capture the attention of Mendoza, tourists and the press over the two nights and three days remaining in the province. The last stage in the province, the seventh of the rally will be held on January 9 with the neutralization of the race in Uspallata, there competitors continue their journey to return to Chile and Argentina touring Catamarca, La Rioja, Córdoba, Santa Fe and ends in Buenos Aires. One of the peculiarities of this competition is that the road map will be given to participants at the same time they make off stage. For this reason is that competition will sighting points already determined above, called pockets, which allow visitors, tourists and residents see competition from several points throughout the territory of the province and the security measures that the show required. These pockets are arranged so as to provide certainty to participants and spectators and care of the environment. The experience of the Dakar will undoubtedly be the star of the summer for its magnitude and within landscapes that offer viewers and the world, but also complement the current wide range of specialized products, such as wine trails with its appeal to tourists who can not leave without knowing concluded Mendoza Tourism Secretary Luis Böhm.
