Racing - All the local pilots from Iquique are warming up for the big date. Some got brand new fast wings, some fly every day, some spend hours planing tactics. Speed bars see lots of use these days. Iquique Open 2009 starts in a couple of weeks. Will a local or an alien win?

Photo: Jarek Wieczorek racing cars in his paraglider, Iquique, The Atacama Desert, Chile. Photo by Leo Andrade.