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...choice at this point. "We've decided to invoke the antiterror law to go after these groups of people who are set on perpetrating crimes, disorder and unrest in a region seeking peace and harmony," Chile's Deputy Interior Secretary, Patricio Rosend, said recently. (See why Chile's Atacama Desert has become a tourist destination...
...hard way - encouraging them to compete in seven-day, 155-mile (250 km) foot races through the arduous terrain, blistering heat and frigid cold of the world's four largest deserts. Known as the 4 Deserts Race, the event takes in the salt plains of the Atacama in Chile, the riverbeds and hills of the Gobi in China, the undulating dunes of the Sahara in Egypt and the icy flats of Antarctica. Participants can tackle all the deserts or just one if they choose. And while organizers provide water and lay on tents and bathing facilities each night, everyone...
...Karnazes (famed for once having run 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days) the ultimate high comes from meeting indigenous peoples en route - the Bedouin in the Sahara; Kyrgyz, Mongolians and Uighurs in the Gobi; and Atacameño tribesmen in the Atacama. "Although there are vast cultural differences between the native populations and the racers," he says, "a smile seems to cut right through the divergence and unite...
...number of competitors on each leg of the 4 Deserts Race is strictly limited - up to 180 on the Gobi March, but capped at just 80 for the Atacama - so early registration is essential. While your fitness levels don't have to be tip-top (you can stroll the entire length of the course if you wish), you had better have deep pockets. Each leg in 2009 will cost you $3,100 to enter. For more information, visit www.4deserts.com...
...exuberant chief executive officer and president of the rapidly growing Explora hotel chain. He founded the venture in 1989 to bring five-star accommodations to Chile's most isolated regions, ranging from rugged Patagonia to the arid Atacama desert in the north. His chain is geared to environment-conscious baby boomers who have limited time but substantial savings and boundless yearnings to revel in wilderness with all the comforts of home. "We belong to a culture of cities," he told me. "We do not want Explora guests to face the wilds unprotected...