Photos: Solar cars race across desert
A Chilean car named Intikalpa has triumphed in Latin America's first solar car race.
The car — whose name means solar energy in the indigenous Quechua language of the Andes — beat out its 29 competitors from 30 countries in a 660-mile race through the Atacama Desert, reports AFP.
It's average speed was 46 miles per hour.
Check out photos from the race.
Photos by Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
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