Arrancó el Rally en Perú

TOPSHOTS View of the parking lot of the Dakar 2013 competition at a beach in Magdalena, Lima on January 4, 2012. The 2013 Dakar Rally will feature 459 vehicles — cars, bikes, trucks and quads — and will cover 8,400km of Peru and Chile, with a stay in Argentina. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

(L-R) Honda's bikers Rodriguez Helder of Portugal, Javier Pizzolito of Argentina and Johnny Campbell of USA pose in Lima on January 3, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Honda's biker Javier Pizzolito of Argentina holds his son next to his wife in Lima on January 3, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

A Peruvian man dressed in ethnic costumes holds a flag of Peru reading "Dakar" in Lima on January 4, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

French David Casteu is pictured on the podium in Lima on January 4, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Italian rider Manuel Lucchese smiles next to a Peruvian man dressed in ethnic costumes in Lima on January 4, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

People walk next to cars in Lima on January 4, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

A man takes pictures of Minis in Lima on January 4, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

A man uses an umbrella next to the motorcycles of the 2013 Dakar Rally in Lima on January 4, 2013. This year the rally will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO /ERNESTO BENAVIDES

A woman rides a bike in front of a painting of the 2013 Dakar Rally in Lima on January 4, 2013. This year the rally will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. AFP PHOTO /ERNESTO BENAVIDES