The 2012 Desafio Litoral Rally was a first edition of rally raid endurance race held in Argentina from 23–28 July 2012. It was the first Dakar Series rally held in South America. The itinerary contained 3,454 kilometres of roads and tracks in total, including 1,840 of timed sections. It was organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation.

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The race was held in public roads in the northeastern Argentine provinces of Misiones, Corrientes and Chaco. The original route included two stops at Asunción and Encarnación in Paraguay, but were cancelled prior to the event because of political instability after the impeachment of the president.^[1]

• 23 July: Iguazú – Posadas
• 24 July: Posadas – Posadas
• 25 July: Posadas – Bella Vista
• 26 July: Bella Vista – Corrientes
• 27 July: Corrientes – Resistencia
• 28 July: Resistencia – Resistencia