18th stage of the round-the-world expedition was initiated by International Association "A Man, Ecology, the Peace", RUSIA AUTOMOTRIZA Co. (the importer of LADA cars to the Latin American countries) and AVTOVAZ Inc. From 11 July up to 8 August the route of the expedition is being carried out through South - American continent. "Lada" cars participate in this run.
       17 stages of the expedition were carried out earlier. 1988 - Riga- Irkutsk - Vladivostok - Kamchatka, 1989 - the Big European Circle, 1991 - Brazilian Circle, 1992 - the Central European Circle, 1992 - Mexican Circle, 1993 - Australian Circle, 1993 - The New Zealand Circle, 1994 - Lillehammer-94 (Olympic Stage), 1994 - the North European Circle (Global Forum), 1995 - the North American Circle (USA - Canada), 1996 - Olympic American Circle, 1997 - the South African Circle, 1997 - Baikal - Ladoga, 1998 - Olympic Japan Circle, 2000 - Sydney-Darvin- Keinz-Tasmania.
      Press-center of AVTOVAZ Inc. will regularly inform about the expedition.