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Andrés Lledo and is poised to Chile, specifically the city of San Pedro, where l will face a testing third Grand Slam 4Deserts2014, the Atacama Desert.
A total of 163 competitors from 36 countries around the world, will be on Sunday October 5 at the line in Rio Grande, wonderful oasis town of San Pedro.
With a reputation as the toughest race of the Series 4 Deserts, the Atacama Crossing, nonpolar driest desert in the world, is for many the most beautiful also competitors.
TIME magazine's considered one of the 10 most important endurance competitions in the world.
The Atacama Desert is known as the driest place on Earth - it is 50 times more arid than Death Valley in California.
The highest elevation in the course is in Field 1, more than 3,000 meters / 10,000 feet above sea level.
Daytime temperatures can reach 40 ° C / 104 ° F, while the nighttime temperatures can drop to 5 ° C / 41 ° F or less.
Competitors will have to address dunes, river crossings, gravel, loose rocks, compacted soil, waist high grass and salt, along the route.
The race starts on Sunday 5th and ends on Friday 12 October.
All stages will leave at 8:00, when Chile at 3:00 when Spain.
Seven days divided into six stages.
The fifth stage lasts two days and that is the stage NON STOP
Stage 1: 35, 2 kmEtapa 2: 41.8 kmEtapa 3: 40,0Etapa 4: 40.1 kmEtapa 5: NON STOP 76.8 km Stage 6: 16.0 km
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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