8:41, am, 31 March, San Bartolo: American Dean Karnazes was awarded the yellow jersey this morning for having won the first stage of the Atacama Crossing 2008.
All competitors departed this morning at 8 am for the second stage which will take them through frigid slot canyons and salt flats.
Stage 2 41.8km From the second campsite the course takes competitors through the spectacular gorge and down into the river itself in places before making a slow and painful climb.
The breathtaking views quickly easy the pain as competitors snake their way along a ridge from which one can see the open salt flats on one side and the breathtaking volcanoes in the distance on the other.
A spectacular dune surprise greets competitors as they drop off the ridge and head in the direction of the infamous salt flats.
The finishing point of the day is a simply breathtaking campsite on banks of one of the salt lagoons.
Photos are working again - altho not the empty albums from yesterday and so - - - here are some images from Stage 1!
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