''The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1'' is the first season of ''

The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel ''The Amazing Race'', formerly known as ''The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel'' ( pt, The Amazing Race no Discovery Channel), is a Latin American adventure reality game show based on the international franchise of the same name '' The Amazing R ...

'', a Latin American version of the American reality television show ''

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...

''. It featured eleven teams of two with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Latin America to win

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250,000. The season was produced by

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. The host of the show is

Harris Whitbeck Harris Whitbeck Cain is CNN's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. He covers key events in Latin America and around the world for CNN Worldwide, including CNN International, CNN en Español, and CNN/U.S. Since joining CNN ...

. ''The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel'' premiered on Sunday 20 September 2009 at 10:00 p.m. ( UTC-5). The season finale was aired on 13 December 2009 at 10:00 p.m. ( UTC-5). Argentine married couple Matías Franchini and Tamara Reichelt were the winners of this season.

Production

Development and filming

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greenlit the first installment in November 2008. Filming lasted for 23 days and covered nearly . The first season spanned nine countries in two continents. This season was the first-time any ''Amazing Race'' franchise outside of the original American version visited North America. Among the countries visited this season, 7 had been visited by the original American version, including

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

and

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. At the time the season aired,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

and the

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hadn't been visited by the American version, with Colombia later visited in the twenty-eighth season of the original American version in 2016. The route markers in this season were colored

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and

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, including the clue envelopes and the Pit Stop. Also different from other editions is the fact that the opening shows the teams' country of origin. Only two teams, both of which were Mexican teams (Casilda & Casilda and Guillermo & Gabriel), appeared at the Finish Line in Mexico City.

Casting

Applications were accepted from 17 November 2008 to 31 January 2009.

Marketing

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and

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were the sponsors of this season.

Cast

This season counted with eleven teams from

and

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. The cast includes the first team in the history of the franchise composed of a godfather and a godson, a homosexual dating couple, and a team of

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Results

The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order: ;Key *A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated. *A and team placement indicates that the team won a

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. *An team placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a

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in the next leg. *A indicates that the team chose to use the Yield; indicates the team who received it; around a leg number indicates that the Yield for that leg was available but not used. *A indicates that the team chose to use a

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; indicates the team who received it. *''Italicized'' results indicate the position of the team at the midpoint of a two-episode leg. ;Notes # Ariel & Nora initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 4-hour penalty for not completing the Speed Bump. All other teams trailing them checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Ariel & Nora to last place and resulting in their elimination. #^ For unknown reasons on the subsequent leg, the starting placements of Ferna & Fran and Mario & Melissa were switched, resulting in Ferna & Fran and Mario & Melissa starting in 9th and 8th place, respectively. #^ Diego & Miguel and Mario & Melissa were both issued 1-hour penalties for not completing an additional task. At that time they were the only two teams left to check in at that point, and since Diego & Miguel began their penalty first, they were allowed to check-in with their penalty time to be assessed at the start of the next leg, while Mario & Melissa were eliminated without the 1-hour penalty being issued. # Casilda & Casilda initially arrived 2nd, but they were issued a 1-hour penalty for doing the option not chosen by them on the Detour. All other teams trailing them checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Casilda & Casilda to last place; however, they were notified the leg was non-elimination, and the remaining penalty would be assessed at the start of the next leg. # Casilda & Casilda didn't complete the Roadblock. Already in last place, Casilda & Casilda proceeded to the Pit Stop where they checked in and were eliminated without the 4-hour penalty being issued. # Daniel & David and Daniel & Carlos both agreed to a 2nd place tie after both teams stepped on the Pit Stop mat at the same time. # Leg 12 was a double-length leg. It featured a Virtual Pit Stop and had two Detours and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes.

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. *Leg 1 – $200 credit card issued by

for each team member. *Leg 2 – $200 credit card issued by Visa for each team member. *Leg 3 – $300 credit card issued by Visa for each team member. *Leg 4 – $300 credit card issued by Visa and a

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for each team member. *Leg 5 – $300 credit card issued by Visa and a

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for each team member. *Leg 6 – $400 credit card issued by Visa and a

for each team member. *Leg 7 – $400 credit card issued by Visa and a Wii for each team member. *Leg 8 – $500 credit card issued by Visa and a Palm Treo Pro for each team member. *Leg 9 – $600 credit card issued by Visa and a Nintendo DSi for each team member. *Leg 10 – $800 credit card issued by Visa and a Palm Treo Pro for each team member. *Leg 11 – $1000 credit card issued by Visa and a Palm Treo Pro for each team member, and a 7-night stay at The Fairmont Mayakoba Hotel & Spa located at the

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with a

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treatment. *Leg 12: **Midpoint – 2 tickets courtesy of

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, 7 nights in the State of

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(2 nights at Hotel Mayaland Resort,

Chichen Itza Chichen Itza , es, Chichén Itzá , often with the emphasis reversed in English to ; from yua, Chiʼchʼèen Ìitshaʼ () "at the mouth of the well of the Itza people" was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal ...

+ 3 nights at the Hacienda Xcanatún, Mérida + 2 nights at Hotel Lodge Uxmal,

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). **Finish Line – $250,000

Race summary

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Leg 1 (Brazil)

Airdate: September 20, 2009 *

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, Paraná,

(Iguaçu Falls Heliport) (Starting Line) *Iguaçu National Park ( Garganta do Diabo Falls) * Iguaçu National Park (Espaço Naipi to Mirante 2) * Iguaçu National Park ( Cânion Iguaçu to Puerto Macuco) *

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Foz do Iguaçu International Airport Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport , is the airport serving Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. It is named after the Iguazu Falls ( pt, Cataratas do Iguaçu) and provides air-connections to the falls located at Iguaçu National Park. It is op ...

) to

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Salgado Filho International Airport Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre and the region of Greater Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho (1888– ...

) *Porto Alegre (Hotel Deville) *

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(Portico Taquara) * Gramado ( Lago Negro or Aldeia Do Papai Noel) *Gramado ( Mini Mundo ) *Gramado (Hotel Ritta Höppner) This series' first Detour was a choice between ''Flores'' (Flowers) or ''Árbol'' (Tree). In ''Flores'', teams made their way to Lago Negro, where they had to paddle a swan boat across the lake to pick up a basket of flowers from a villager. Then they had to go back to the dock and give the basket to a female villager to receive their next clue. In ''Árbol'', teams made their way to the Aldeia Do Papai Noel, where they had to search the "Arvore dos Desejos" for a wooden block called a "mimo" with their names written on it that they had to give to an

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to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Garganta do Diabo Falls, teams were instructed to find bikes at Espaço Naipi and then ride to Mirante 2. From there, teams had to walk to the Canion Iguaçu entrance to find their next clue. *At Canion Iguaçu, teams had to rappel down to the

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and then raft down the river to Puerto Macuco to find their next clue. *At Foz do Iguaçu International Airport, teams had to sign up for one of two flights to Porto Alegre. The first flight would carry six teams and would depart just over ten hours before the second flight with the remaining five teams. Teams would be released in the order and with the time differences when they signed up. *At Hotel Deville, teams had to wait until noon for the hotel's

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to give them keys to a car with their next clue. *At Mini Mundo, teams were given a board with five pictures of characters and five pictures of places and had to search the park to correctly match each place where a character was located to receive their next clue.

Leg 2 (Brazil → Argentina)

Airdate: September 27, 2009 *Porto Alegre (

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) * Porto Alegre (Estádio Olímpico Monumental to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre) * Porto Alegre ( Rodoviária Station to

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) * Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho International Airport) to

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Ministro Pistarini International Airport Ministro Pistarini International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) , also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in the Ezeiza Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport s ...

) *

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) * San Isidro ( Centro de Entrenamiento Jockey Club) *Buenos Aires ( Zoológico de Buenos Aires) *Buenos Aires (

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– ''

Floralis Genérica ''Floralis Genérica'' is a sculpture made of steel and aluminum located in Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, Buenos Aires, a gift to the city by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano. Catalano once said that the flower "i ...

'') In this series' first Roadblock, one team member had to search the stadium for a gym bag with Go Visa-branded goalkeeper clothing inside, don the clothing, and then successfully block a penalty kick to receive their next clue. If they were unsuccessful after five minutes, they had to let another racer try to complete the task. For their Speed Bump, Ariel & Nora had to drive a van and deliver a pack of newspapers to five newsstands before they could continue racing. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Caballos'' (Horses) or ''Caballerizas'' (Stables). In ''Caballos'', teams had to ride horses around the arena and pick up two flags that they could exchange for their next clue. In ''Caballerizas'', teams had to completely clean a stable and take the waste in a wheelbarrow to the fertilizer reservoir to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *From Estádio Olímpico Monumental, teams had to travel by bus and

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to the Porto Alegre airport to sign up for a flight to Buenos Aires. Teams would be released in the order and with the time differences when they signed up. *At Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, teams had to build a scale-model ''

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'' to the satisfaction of a

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to receive their next clue. *After leaving the Jockey Club, teams had to hire a remise to go to the Buenos Aires Zoo, where they would find a

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of a

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to whom they had to give money to receive their next clue.

Leg 3 (Argentina)

Airdate: October 4, 2009 * Buenos Aires (

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) to Mendoza ( Francisco Gabrielli International Airport) *Mendoza ( Parque San Martín) ** Mendoza ( Monumento al Ejército de los Andes) *

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(Bodega Ruca Malen) * Villa Potrerillos ( Rotonda) * Villa Potrerillos (

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( Cerro Tunduqueral ) *

Puente del Inca Puente del Inca (English "Bridge of the Inca"), is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Las Cuevas River, a tributary of the Mendoza River. It is located near the small village of , in Las Heras Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Th ...

Village (Feria de Puente del Inca) *

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( Mirador

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) In this season's only Fast Forward, one team had to arrange 1,000 toy soldiers to make 25 rows with 40 soldiers in each to win the Fast Forward award. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search a vineyard for 18 wine bottles of three different colors, label them, and put the bottles in their corresponding boxes to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Aire'' (Air) or ''Piedra'' (Stone). In ''Aire'', teams had to ride a zip-line over the

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to receive their next clue from a

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. ;Additional tasks *At Parque San Martín, teams had to find their next clue on a marked vehicle. *At Feria de Puente del Inca, both team members had to write a message at least 50 words long on a postcard to their families to receive their next clue from the postman.

Leg 4 (Argentina → Chile)

Airdate: October 11, 2009 *

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

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Baquedano Metro Station Baquedano is a transfer station between the Line 1 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is located close to the eastern terminus of the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. The station was initially a single-line station on the Line 1, ...

– Bibliometro ) * Santiago (Baquedano Metro Station to

Pajaritos Metro Station Pajaritos is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Ruta 68 and General Bonilla Avenue run parallel to the station. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between ...

) * Santiago ( Pajaritos Bus Station) to

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

( Terminal Rodoviario de Valparaíso ) *Valparaíso (

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) *Valparaíso (Paseo Atkinson) *Valparaíso ( Ascensor El Peral) * Valparaíso ( Muelle Prat to Muelle Barón ) *Valparaíso ( Caleta Portales ) * Valparaíso (Terminal Rodoviario de Valparaíso) to Santiago (Pajaritos Bus Station) *Santiago (

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) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to jump from a platform into the

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and swim 30 meters underneath the platform to receive next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Mariscos'' (Seafood) or ''Carnada'' (Bait). In ''Mariscos'', teams had to eat an entire plate of a cold mollusk dish called ''Mariscal Frío'' to receive their next clue. In ''Carnada'', teams had to place bait onto 100 fish hooks to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At the start of the leg, teams had to board a van, each of which carried three teams, that would take them to Santiago. *At Baquedano Metro Station, teams had to find the Bibliometro and ask for a copy of ''Historia de la vida privada en Chile, Volume 2'', which had their next clue. *Once in Valparaiso, teams had to find the site from the cover of the book they received in Santiago, Paseo Atkinson, and then find a girl identical to the one on the book cover to receive their next clue. *After riding Ascensor El Peral down to Muelle Prat, teams had to travel by boat to Muelle Barón to find their next clue. *At Caleta Portales, teams had to find a

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impersonator to receive their next clue.

Leg 5 (Chile → Peru)

Airdate: October 18, 2009 *Santiago (

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) *

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) to

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

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Jorge Chávez International Airport Jorge Chávez International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez) is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, northwest from Lima Center, the nation's capital city and from the district of Miraflo ...

) *

( Faro La Marina) *Lima (Makaja Beach) *Lima (

Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...

) *Lima ( Catacumbas del Convento de San Francisco de Asís) *Lima (

Parque de la Reserva The Parque de la Reserva (English: ''Park of the Reserve'') is a park located in downtown Lima, in Peru. Built in an irregular shape, it is located between two of the city's principal streets, the Paseo de la Republica expressway and Arequipa Aven ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to make a big soap bubble, drive a robot to transport two stones, then read a famous scientific quotation out loud in a

gyroscope A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος ''gŷros'', "round" and σκοπέω ''skopéō'', "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rota ...

to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Dulce'' (Sweet) or ''Salado'' (Salted). In ''Dulce'', teams had to buy a packet of

fortune cookie A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese ...

with a provided Visa card at Hong Kong Market and search for the one cookie containing a message. Then they had to find that message in the sidewalk tiles on Capon Street to receive their next clue from the Chinese master. In ''Salado'', teams had to buy two cutting boards and a knife with a provided Visa card at Hong Kong Market, find the Salón China Restaurant and cut two ducks, of onions and ten heads of garlic to receive their next clue from the chef. ;Additional task *At Makaja Beach, both team members had to paddle a surfboard to a buoy and return to shore to receive their next clue.

Leg 6 (Peru)

Airdate: October 25, 2009 * Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport) to

Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...

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Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is an international airport located in the city of Cusco, in southeastern Peru. Cusco, a principal tourist attraction in Latin America, receives various domestic flights as well as some internat ...

) *Cusco (Hotel Europa) (Overnight Rest) *Cusco ( Plazoleta de San Blas) * Cusco (Action Valley) *

Písac Písac or Pisac (possibly from Quechua for ''Nothoprocta'', also spelled ''p'isaqa'') is a Peruvian town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is situated on the Vilcanota River. Pisac is most known for its Incan ruins and large market which att ...

(Písac Bridge) *Písac ( Písac Market) * Písac ( Písac Archaeological Park) *

Ollantaytambo Ollantaytambo ( qu, Ullantaytampu) is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some by road northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamb ...

Urubamba Province Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Pr ...

(Puesto de Lanas) * Ollantaytambo (Ollantaytambo Train Station) to

Aguas Calientes Agua Caliente, Aguas Calientes or Aguascalientes (Spanish for 'hot/warm water(s)' or 'hot spring(s)') may refer to: Places Central America * Agua Caliente, El Salvador * San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala Mexico * Aguascalientes, a state in M ...

(Machu Picchu Train Station) * Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Train Station) to

Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain range.UNESCO World Heritage Centre. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which ...

*Machu Picchu (Recinto Del Guardián) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the highest bungee jump in South America to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Hojas'' (Leaves) or ''Granos'' (Grains). In ''Hojas'', teams had to search for three

coca Coca is any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. Coca is known worldwide for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine. The plant is grown as a cash crop in the Argentine Northwest, Bolivia, Al ...

leaves among many different leaves and give them to the Master Healer to receive their next clue. In ''Granos'', teams had to transport 100 maize cobs through a large course to receive their next clue from the ''

cacique A ''cacique'' (Latin American ; ; feminine form: ''cacica'') was a tribal chieftain of the Taíno people, the indigenous inhabitants at European contact of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. The term is a Spa ...

''. ;Additional tasks *At Hotel Europa, teams had to sign up for one of three departure times, all of which were the following morning. *At Plazoleta de San Blas, teams had to find Ñusta Maria to receive their next clue. *From Pisac Bridge, teams had to take local transportation to the Písac Market, where they had to search for a particular stall for their next clue. *At Puesto de Lanas, teams had to unravel balls of wool until they found a huayruro seed with the word 'Peru' and then deliver the seed to Quispe's house to receive their next clue.

Leg 7 (Peru → Colombia)

Airdate: November 1, 2009 * Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Train Station) to Ollantaytambo (Ollantaytambo Train Station) * Cusco (Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport) to

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

(

El Dorado International Airport El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and ...

) * Útica (Cascada La Papaya) *

Fusagasugá Fusagasugá (; ) or Fusa is a town and municipality in the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca, in central Colombia. It is located in the warm valley between the rivers Cuja River, Cuja and Panches, a centr ...

(Coloma Farm) *Bogotá (

Botero Museum The Botero Museum also known as Museo Botero is a museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It houses one of Latin America's most important international art collections. It sees over 500,000 visitors annually, and of those 2,000 students per month. B ...

) * Bogotá ( Virgilio Barco Public Library or Spa Luisa Plata) *Bogotá ( ETB Phone Booth) ** Bogotá (Campo de Tejo Los Bucaros) *Bogotá (

Torre Colpatria The Torre Colpatria ( en, Colpatria Tower) is a 50-story skyscraper in the downtown area of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth tallest building in the country. Constructed from 1973 to 1978 and opened in 1979, it has a total height of , becom ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel down a waterfall to receive the next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Visual'' or ''Táctil'' (Tactile). In ''Visual'', teams had 15 seconds to observe a

Fernando Botero Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political ...

painting in Virgilio Barco Public Library, then fill in another painting with the correct missing colors to receive their next clue. In ''Táctil'', teams had to receive a chocolate massage to receive their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Casilda & Casilda had to play

tejo Tejo may refer to: *Tagus (Portuguese: ''Tejo''), a river on the Iberian Peninsula. *Tejo (sport), a sport and national pastime of Colombia. *Tejo (Argentina), a sport and national pastime of Argentina. *Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Organizo (Wo ...

until one team member struck a gunpowder-loaded target with a stone before they could continue racing. ;Additional tasks *In Coloma Farm, teams had to fill and sew four bags with of coffee in each one to receive the next clue. *At a ETB Phone Booth near

Santamaría Bullring Santamaría Bullring (Spanish: ''Plaza de Toros de Santamaría'') is a bullring in Bogotá, Colombia, and it is currently used for bullfighting, although it has also been used for concerts and other cultural activities. The stadium holds 14,50 ...

, teams had call a number to listen to their next clue.

Leg 8 (Colombia)

Airdate: November 8, 2009 *Bogotá (Plaza de Las Nieves – Portal Interactivo ETB) * Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport) to Cartagena (

Rafael Núñez International Airport Rafael Núñez International Airport is an international airport serving the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, Colombia. It is the largest airport in the country's northern Caribbean region in terms of passenger movement. It is located betwee ...

) *Cartagena ( Hotel Sofitel Cartagena Santa Clara) *Cartagena (Baluarte de Santiago) * Cartagena ( Baluarte Santo Domingo and Baluarte San Pedro Mártir or Los Pegasos Pier – Phantom Pirate Ship) *Cartagena (Parque de Las Flores) * Cartagena (Portal de los Dulces) *Cartagena (

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Castillo (Spanish for "castle") may refer to: People * Castillo (surname) Places Geography Dominican Republic * Castillo, Dominican Republic, a town in Duarte Province, Dominican Republic Nicaragua * El Castillo (municipality), a municipali ...

) This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Hacia Adelante'' (Onward) or ''Hacia Arriba'' (Upward). In ''Hacia Adelante'', teams had to go to Baluarte Santo Domingo, retrieve 12 baskets, and deliver them to Baluarte San Pedro Mártir to receive their next clue. In ''Hacia Arriba'', teams had to climb up a ship's mast, take two flags, and give them to the captain to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat a bottle of local candies to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Portal Interactivo ETB, teams had to check in on the website

AeroRepública Copa Airlines Colombia is a commercial passenger airline founded and registered under the corporate name of AeroRepública S.A. in November 1992, and is the second airline in Colombia for international passengers carried after Avianca and the th ...

, then go to the airport to receive their next clue from a flight attendant. *At Hotel Sofitel Cartagena Santa Clara, teams had to unscramble a phrase from the novel ''

Love in the Time of Cholera ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' ( es, El amor en los tiempos del cólera) is a novel written in Spanish by Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez and published in 1985. Edith Grossman's English translation was published by ...

'', written by

Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo () or Gabito () throughout Latin America. Considered one ...

. They had to look for the phrase in a copy of the novel. When they thought it was right, they had to say the phrase to the typist, then give the paper with the phrase on it to a judge to analyze; if the phrase was right they would receive their next clue. *At Parque de Las Flores, teams had to search for a salesman with their next clue.

Leg 9 (Colombia → Panama)

Airdate: November 15, 2009 * Cartagena (Rafael Núñez International Airport) to

Panama City Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

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Tocumen International Airport Tocumen International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen) is the primary international airport serving Panama City, the capital of Panama. The airport serves as the homebase for Copa Airlines and is a regional hub to and from The ...

) * Panama City (

Figali Convention Center Figali Convention Center (or Amador Convention Center) is an indoor sports arena, in Fort Amador, Panama City, Panama. The capacity of the arena is 25,000. Built in 2003, as the main venue for the Miss Universe 2003 Pageant, which took place in ...

to Herrera Square) * Panama City (

Miraflores Locks Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered) in ...

Visitor Center or Sidmar Marine Training School) *Panama City (Passenger Station of Corozal) * Panama City (Cargo Terminal of the Pacific) * Gamboa (Gamboa Rainforest Resort Marina) * Gamboa (San Antonio Island) * Gamboa (Gamboa Rainforest Resort) This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Pasacables'' (Cableman) or ''Timonel'' (Helmsman). In ''Pasacables'', teams had to go to the Miraflores Locks Visitor Center, then pass a cable above a metal rod high above them. After passing three cables above the rod (with six shots per turn), a cableman would give them the next clue. In ''Timonel'', teams had to go to Sidmar Marine Training School and sail a boat in a simulator of the Panama Canal without crashing into any other boat for 15 minutes to receive their next clue from the captain. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among 60 freight wagons at the Cargo Terminal of the Pacific for a working lamp to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Figali Convention Center, teams received a picture and had to look for that picture painted on a Diablo Rojo to receive their next clue. Then teams had to travel by Diablo Rojo to their next destination. *At the Gamboa Rainforest Resort Marina, teams had to find their next clue among the boats. Then they had to take a boat to San Antonio Island. *On San Antonio Island, each team member had to put a traditional Embera tattoo on the other. When finished, they had to row in a native canoe until they reached a trail that took them to the Pit Stop.

Leg 10 (Panama → Dominican Republic)

Airdate: November 22, 2009 * Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) to

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

( Las Americas International Airport) *

( Catedral Primada de América) *Santo Domingo (

Estadio Quisqueya Quisqueya Stadium Juan Marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. Football club Atlético Pantoja used the venue for their inaugural Caribbean football championship match. The Qu ...

) *Santo Domingo (Caoba Cigar Factory) (Overnight Rest) *

San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís is a city and Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipality (''municipio'') in the Dominican Republic and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís Province, San Pedro de Macorís province in the east region of the ...

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Mauricio Báez Bridge The Mauricio Báez Bridge is a Cable-stayed bridge near San Pedro de Macorís, located in the east of the Dominican Republic, around 40 km east of the capital city of Santo Domingo. It is one of the most modern bridges in the Dominican Republ ...

) *

Hato Mayor del Rey Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle, Hato Mayor, El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the San Pedro de Macorís Province, on the E ...

(Rancho Capote) *Santo Domingo (

Alcázar de Colón The Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar is the first fortified European palace built in the Americas. It is located in the Dominican Republic's colonial area of Santo Domingo city, and forms part of the Ciudad Colonial UNESCO's World Heritage ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to hit a professional pitcher's throw to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Ofrenda'' (Offering) or ''Astucia'' (Cunning). In ''Ofrenda'', teams had to search for a small statuette inside a cave, take it to a big statuette in another place in the cave, and place it as an offering to receive their next clue. In ''Astucia'', teams had to form a square from pieces of a

tangram The tangram () is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat polygons, called ''tans'', which are put together to form shapes. The objective is to replicate a pattern (given only an outline) generally found in a puzzle book using all seven pie ...

to receive their next clue. ;Additional task *At the Caoba Cigar Factory, teams had to roll 10 cigars to receive their next clue.

Leg 11 (Dominican Republic → Costa Rica)

Airdate: November 29, 2009 * Santo Domingo (Las Americas International Airport) to

Quepos Quepos () is a districts of Costa Rica, district of the canton of Quepos (canton), Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colo ...

( Quepos Managua Airport) *

Manuel Antonio National Park Manuel Antonio National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio) is a small national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas, and from the nation ...

(Gemelas Beach) *Manuel Antonio National Park (Punta Catedral Footpath) (Overnight Rest) *Manuel Antonio National Park (Espadilla Norte Beach) ** Manuel Antonio National Park (Manuel Antonio Hotel) * Quepos to

San José San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to: *San Jose, California, United States *San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital San José or San Jose may also refer to: Places Argentina * San José, Buenos Aires ** San ...

*San José ( Planetarium at the University of Costa Rica ) *

Irazú Volcano National Park Irazú Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the , is a National Park in the Central Conservation Area of Costa Rica that encompasses the area around the Irazú Volcano in Cartago Province which incorporates what used to be the Ruben Torres Rojas F ...

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Irazú Volcano The Irazú Volcano ( es, Volcán Irazú) is an active volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central close to the city of Cartago. The name could come from either the combination of "ara" (point) and "tzu" (thunder) or a corruptio ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a site, dig to get a chest with keys inside, then search for another chest and try to open it with one of the keys they found. The clue was inside one of the chests, but there were many empty chests buried. This leg's Detour was a choice between ''Palas'' (Shovels) or ''Remos'' (Paddles). In ''Palas'', teams had to create the picture of a

seahorse A seahorse (also written ''sea-horse'' and ''sea horse'') is any of 46 species of small marine fish in the genus ''Hippocampus''. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek (), itself from () meaning "horse" and () meaning "sea monster" or " ...

in the sand, following an example exactly. When they had completed this correctly, the sculptor would give them their next clue. In ''Remos'', teams had to row a

kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...

to a boat in the sea, where a sailor would give them their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Matías & Tamara had to set up six hotel rooms by making the beds and folding a pair of towel swans in each room before they could continue racing. ;Additional tasks *At Espadilla Norte Beach, teams had to solve a mathematical challenge in which they had to discover the heaviest

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

among eight coconuts using a scale to receive their next clue. *In the Planetarium at University of Costa Rica, teams had to order the

planets of the solar system This is a list of most likely gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System, which are objects that have a rounded, ellipsoidal shape due to their own gravity (but are not necessarily in hydrostatic equilibrium). Apart from the Sun itself, ...

by their distance from the Sun, from nearest to farthest including

Ceres Ceres most commonly refers to: * Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid * Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture Ceres may also refer to: Places Brazil * Ceres, Goiás, Brazil * Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás ...

Pluto Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of trans-Neptunian object, bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the S ...

and Eris, to receive their next clue.

Leg 12 (Costa Rica → Mexico)

Airdates: December 6 and 13, 2009 *

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Juan Santamaría International Airport Juan Santamaría International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría) is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Alajuela, 20 km (12 miles) west of downto ...

) to

Cancún Cancún ( ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; or ) is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat ...

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

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Cancún International Airport Cancun International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Latin America's third and Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico Ci ...

) *Cancún (AquaFun Marina) *Cancún (Nizuc Bridge) *

Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, known colloquially as 'Playa', is a Resort town, resort city located along the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the municipality of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Solidaridad. As of 2020, the city's ...

(Blue Parrot Restaurant) *Playa Del Carmen (

Xcaret Eco Park Xcaret Park ( es, el parque Xcaret; ) is a privately owned and operated theme park, resort and self-described ecotourism development located in the Riviera Maya, a portion of the Caribbean coastline of Mexico's state of Quintana Roo. It is part ...

) (Overnight Rest) *Pacchen (Cenote del Jaguar) *Playa Del Carmen ( Hotel Fairmont Mayakoba) * Cancún (Cancun International Airport) to

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

(

Mexico City International Airport Mexico City International Airport ( es, link=yes, Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, AICM); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez'' (Benito Juárez International Airport) is the main international airport serving ...

) *Mexico City (

Angel of Independence The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name ''El Ángel'' and officially known as ''Monumento a la Independencia'' ("Monument to Independence"), is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de l ...

) (Overnight Rest) *Mexico City (

Paseo de la Reforma Paseo de la Reforma (translated as "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Secon ...

– Go Visa Ad) *Mexico City (

Arena México Arena México is an indoor arena in Mexico City, Mexico, located in the Colonia Doctores neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough. The arena is primarily used for professional wrestling, or ''lucha libre'', shows promoted by Consejo Mundial de Luc ...

) *

Xochimilco Xochimilco (; nci, Xōchimīlco, ) is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the ...

(Embarcadero Nuevo Nativitas) *Mexico City (

Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 72,000. The first major event ...

) *Mexico City (

Chapultepec Park Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...

– Altar to the Nation) In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to eat three Mexican tacos with

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

Maguey Worm Maguey worms ( es, gusano del maguey, ; ), are one of two species of edible caterpillars that infest maguey (''Agave americana'') and '' Agave tequilana'' plants. White maguey worm The white maguey worms, known as ''meocuiles'', are caterpillar ...

and several species of

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

to receive their next clue from the waiter. This leg's first Detour was a choice between ''Altura'' (Height) or ''Profundidad'' (Deepness). In ''Altura'', teams had three minutes to climb a

greasy pole Greasy pole, grease pole, or greased pole refers to a tall pole that has been made slippery with grease or other lubricants and thus difficult to grip. More specifically, it is the name of several events that involve staying on, climbing up, w ...

with each team member having to grab a flag from the top of the pole to receive their next clue. In ''Profundidad'', teams had three minutes to dive into a shark tank, where each team member had to find a marked

stone In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...

on the bottom of the tank to receive their next clue. In this season's final Roadblock, one team member, regardless of who performed the first Roadblock, had to grab a flag from one wrestler's boot in three minutes to receive their next clue. This season's final Detour was a choice between ''

Mariachi Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...

s'' or ''

Trajinera Xochimilco (; nci, Xōchimīlco, ) is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the ...

s''. In ''Mariachis'', teams had to find an image of

Santa Muerte ''Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte'' (; Spanish for Our Lady of Holy Death), often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a cult image, female deity, and folk saint in folk Catholicism and Religion in Mexico, Mexican Modern Paganism, Neopaganism. A pers ...

under a hat worn by one of the mariachis playing to receive their next clue. In ''Trajineras'', teams had to find a ''trajinera'' (typical boats of Xochimilco) called "Zita" and find the clue inside the boat. ;Additional tasks *In Cenote del Jaguar, teams had to participate in a Mayan ritual, enter a

cenote A cenote ( or ; ) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater. The regional term is specifically associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where cenotes were commonly used for ...

, and search for their next clue in the wall. *At the Angel of Independence, teams had to drive a

Segway The Segway is a two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transporter invented by Dean Kamen and brought to market in 2001 as the Segway HT, subsequently as the Segway PT, and manufactured by Segway Inc. ''HT'' is an initialism for "human transp ...

to a Go Visa advertisement with only a picture as reference. *At Estadio Olímpico's court, teams had to match the Pit Stops with the greeters in order of appearance to receive their final clue.

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