On Jan. 2, a "Mad Max" phalanx of 354 cars, trucks, motorcycles and quads will blast out of downtown Buenos Aires and begin the treacherous 8,000-kilometer (4,971 miles) Dakar Rally across the ...

And this month, for the third straight year, the 16-day Dakar Rally, arguably the world’s most prestigious, grueling and dangerous marathon off-road race, or “raid,” is winding much of its ...

With 300 cars, trucks, buggies, and bikes racing almost 5,000 miles, the Dakar Rally is a legendary event and a massive logistical feat. Here's how it all comes together on the ground.

Senegal's capital Dakar aims to boost its ability to weather floods, disease, unemployment and other shocks through a wide-reaching strategy for urban resilience unveiled on Thursday. The rapidly ...

Here's the routes for each day of the 2011 Dakar Rally that will start on January 1, 2011 - with a giant map of the daily challenge.