The Amazing Race 5 (Latin America)

The Amazing Race
(season 5)
Season Run 16 September – 9 December 2013
Filming dates 19 June 2013 – mid-July 2013
No. of Episodes 13
Presenter {{{presenter}}}
Winning team Ezequiel Sapochnik &
Tobías de la Barra
Season Stats
Continents visited 2
Countries visited 6
Cities visited 20
No. of legs 12
Distance traveled 12,600 km (7,800 mi)
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The Amazing Race is a Latin American version of the American reality television show of the same name, The Amazing Race. The fifth season of the show was the third season aired on the Space channel in association with Disney Media Networks Latin America. It features eleven teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Latin America to win US$250,000 (The second team will win US$20.000). The fifth season returned to the regular format by featuring teams from all over Latin America and not only from Brazil, unlike the previous season.

Colombian television host and model Toya Montoya, who was also a contestant on the third season, replaced the previous host of the regular series Harris Whitbeck, making her the first female host in the franchise.[1] The fifth season premiered on Space and TNT on 16 September 2013 at 9:00 p.m (UTC -3).[2] The season finale aired on Space and TNT on 9 December 2013 at 9:00 p.m (UTC−3).

Argentine friends Ezequiel Sapochnik and Tobías de la Barra were the winners of the race.[3]

Production

Development and filming

The race's Starting Line was at the Fort San Fernando de Bocachica in Tierra Bomba Island, Cartagena, Colombia.

Space greenlit the third season of the series on 19 October 2012. Filming for this fifth season took place from 19 June 2013 to mid-July 2013. The show is broadcast in high-definition television on Space HD.

This seasons' eleven teams were spotted filming in Barranquilla, Colombia on 22 June 2013.[4] This season covered nearly 12,600 km (7,800 mi) and featured the Race's first ever visit to the Dutch constituent country of Curaçao. Previously visited countries were Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Peru.

None of the eliminated teams were present at the Finish Line.

Cast

Applications for the fifth season were opened for Brazilians on October 13, 2012. On February 13, 2013 applications were also opened for the rest of Latin America until March 31, 2013.

This season have eleven teams from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela and for the first time Uruguay. Also, the first contestant from Guatemala. And also for the first time in the regular series, Chile won't be represented. The cast includes the series' first Brothers-in-law, Filippo & Eddy from Venezuela; Evelyn Cristopher, from Evelyn & Jorge who was a contestant on the Colombian TV show, Colombia Tiene Talento (Got Talent series);[5] the first binational team in the Latin American version, Juanjo and Beto, representing both Guatemala and Mexico (although The Amazing Race: China Rush have had previously presented binational teams); and the first team from Uruguay, married couple Darío & Esther.

Marketing

Sponsor for this season are Samsung Electronics and Scotiabank. The sponsors played a major role in the series by providing prizes and integrating their products into various tasks.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks performed
1 2 31 4 54 6ƒ 710 8 9 10 11 1213
Argentina Ezequiel & Tobías Friends 3rd 9th^ 9th 5th 2nd 3rd9 5th 4th11 1st⊂
⋑		 1st 2nd 1st 1st Ezequiel 91, Tobías 8
Uruguay Darío & Esther Couple 5th 1st~ 5th 2nd 4th 5th 1st 1st 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd Dario 9, Esther 81
Argentina Karina & Braian Dating 2nd 7th+ 2nd 4th 6th 6th9 4th 3rd 3rd⊃ 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd Karina 8, Braian 9
Costa Rica Manfred & Pierre Friends 9th 8th– 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th12 Manfred 8, Pierre 7
Venezuela Jessica & Michelle Friends 6th 4th* 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 5th11 5th⋐ Jessica 61, Michelle 6
Colombia Evelyn & Jorge Dating 1st 6th+ 4thε2 1st 3rd5 2nd 6th 6th11 Evelyn 42, Jorge 7
Colombia Astrid & Aleja Sisters 10th 5th– 6th 7th3 7thə6,7 7th Astrid 4, Aleja 57
GuatemalaMexico Juanjo & Beto Married 4th 2nd^ 8th 8th 8th8 Juanjo 4, Beto 31
Brazil Débora & Renata Cousins 7th 3rd* 1st 9th3 9th8 Débora 5, Renata 2
Venezuela Filippo & Eddy Brothers-in-law 8th 10th~ Filippo 2, Eddy 1
Mexico Ari & Ra Siblings 11th Ari 1, Ra 0
  1. a b c d e Four of the nine teams arrived at the Pit Stop after forfeiting the second Roadblock (Esther, Jessica, Beto and Ezequiel) and received a 2-hour penalty before being allowed to check in. The initial placements for all teams are as follows (the five boldfaced teams were not given the penalty):
    1st: Débora & Renata; 2nd: Darío & Esther; 3rd: Jessica & Michelle; 4th: Beto & Juanjo; 5th: Braian & Karina; 6th: Manfred & Pierre; 7th: Evelyn & Jorge; 8th: Ezequiel & Tobías; 9th: Astrid & Aleja
  2. a b Evelyn & Jorge elected to use the Express Pass to bypass the second Roadblock in Leg 3. Evelyn elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
  3. a b Astrid & Aleja and Débora & Renata initially arrived 6th and 7th respectively, however they received a 15-minutes penalty for traveling by mototaxi instead of by taxi to the Club Deportivo Caza y Pesca as instructed on the clue. Their respective placements were dropped to 7th and 9th place (last) respectively. But as Débora & Renata were saved by a non-elimination leg, their remaining penalty would be accessed at the start of the next Leg.
  4. ^ Leg 5 was a double-elimination leg. The last two teams to be checked in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated.
  5. ^ Evelyn & Jorge initially arrived 2nd, however they received a 15-minute penalty for not dropping their belongings in the marked area during the additional task in the Club Universitario de Regatas. Ezequiel & Tobias checked-in during the penalty, dropping them to 3rd.
  6. ^ Astrid & Aleja used their Express Pass given to them by Evelyn & Jorge to bypass an additional task in the Club Universitario de Regatas during Leg 5.
  7. ^ Astrid & Aleja initially arrived 7th, however they received a 1-hour penalty for failing to complete the Roadblock. This did not affect their placement, as the remaining teams arrived at the time were unable to check in due to penalties accumulated during the Leg (see note 8).
  8. a b Débora & Renata and Beto & Juanjo initially arrived 6th and 8th, respectively, however they each received a 2-hour penalty for refusing to complete the additional task in the Club Universitario de Regatas. Débora & Renata were further assessed another 30-minute penalty for not completing correctly the additional task where they had to make a Race flag. While Beto & Juanjo placement was not affected by the penalty, Débora & Renata placement were dropped to last place. As both teams were the last two teams to check-in at the double-elimination leg (see note 4), both teams were eliminated from the Race.
  9. a b Ezequiel & Tobías and Karina & Braian initially arrived 1st and 6th place, respectively, however they were each issued a 30-minute penalty for reaching the first Roadblock location before retrieving their clue from the cluebox. While Ezequiel & Tobias placement were dropped to 3rd, Karina & Braian's placement were not affected.
  10. ^ All the teams (except Darío & Esther) did not realise that they had to light a candle for Saint Michael at the San Miguel Church as indicated on a sign, and were forced to backtrack and light the candle before being allowed to check in.
  11. a b c Ezequiel & Tobias (who initially arrived 2nd) and Jessica & Michelle (4th) were each issued a 30-minute penalty for exceeding the speed-limit while driving during the course of the leg. Their placements dropped to 4th and 5th place, respectively. Evelyn & Jorge were eligible to be penalized for the same infraction, but they were the last team to arrive to the pit stop, resulting in their elimination.
  12. ^ Manfred & Pierre failed to complete an additional task at the Lienzo Charro Ignacio Zermeño. After all the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Toya came out to the came out to their location to inform them of their elimination.
  13. ^ Leg 12 was a double-length leg with one Detour (only the first half) and two Roadblocks and was shown over two episodes.

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.

Race summary

Route Map.
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Route Markers Desvío (Detour)    Obstáculo (Roadblock)    Avance (Fast Forward)
Intersección (Intersection)    Retorno (U-Turn)    Multa (Speed Bump)    Parada (Pit Stop)

Leg 1 (Colombia)

Airdate: September 16, 2013

At Torre del Reloj, teams had to load wooden carts with three blocks of ice.

In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among hundreds of sandcastles for one containing a small buried statue of India Catalina, and exchange it for their next clue. If they did not find the clue, they had to rebuild the sandcastle before continuing.

Additional tasks

Leg 2 (Colombia)

Airdate: September 23, 2013

The Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino in Santa Marta was the second Pit Stop of the Race.

In this Leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to count all the tubes from a work of art located in front of the museum. Once they had the correct number, they had to find the judge in Gabriel García Márquez room, and tell her the answer, 454, in order to receive their next clue. This Leg's second Roadblock required the team member who sat out the first roadblock to use a forklift to move three palettes of sacks to the marked dropping point. Then, they had to stand behind a marked line and look for ten marked containers from afar, and write down the identification numbers on a paper . Then, they had to find the judge and give her the numbers of the marked containers. If correct, she will give them their next clue.

Additional note

Leg 3 (Colombia)

Airdate: September 30, 2013

Teams had to search for a puzzle on the grounds of the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá.

In this Leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to make his way to a frigate located in the Caribbean sea zone of the park, once there they had to decipher a code on the banners of the frigate using a table with codes and looking from a long distance. If they give the correct answer to the judge, FORTUNA IUVAT AUDACES, they would receive their next clue. This Leg's second Roadblock required the team member who sat out the first roadblock to climb up a Ceiba looking like climbing wall. The team member had to retrieve a Race flag from the top of the climbing wall and exchange it for the next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 4 (Colombia → Peru)

Airdate: October 7, 2013

For their Speed Bump, Ezequiel & Tobías had to clean and feed two baby manatees.

For their Speed Bump, Tobías & Ezequiel had to clean a manatee tank, then clean the two manatee babies and feed them before continuing the race. In this Leg's Roadblock, one person had to use a simple, traditional tool to climb to the top of a fruit tree and hack off a branch of aguaje fruits. Once they had enough fruit to fill a bag, they would get their next clue. In the race's first Detour, teams had to choose between Entregar (Deliver) and Observar (Observe). In Entregar, teams traveled to Mercado de Productores and picked up three bags of yuca and three bushels of bananas. They had to load them into a moto-taxi and deliver them to three different welfare centers, and exchange them for stamps. Once they had all three stamps, they could exchange them for their next clue. In Observar, teams had to look for five consonants (PTMYZ) and three vowels (UAO) written on the tops of moto-taxis. Once they got all eight letters, they would receive a numerical value for each one, and with this they had to solve a mathematical problem, multiplying the value of the consonants and dividing it for the value of the vowels. If they give the correct answer to the judge (157,5), they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 5 (Peru)

Airdate: October 14, 2013

Wak'a Wallamarka was the fifth Pit Stop of the Race.

For their Speed Bump, Débora and Renata had to deliver twenty suitcases to ten different rooms of the hotel, without using the elevator. Once they delivered all twenty suitcases, they could continue racing. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces) and Paracaidistas (Paratroopers). In Fuerzas Especiales, teams had to complete a course used by the Peruvian Special Forces to train, which included climbing. Once teams completed the circuit, they would receive their next clue. In "Paracaidistas", teams had to complete a training session of the Paratroopers division, which included Bungee jumping from a tower to the ground. Once on the ground, teams would receive their next clue. In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat and then recognise four out of six different ingredients, in each of four different dishes. Once the team member said the right ingredients to the chef, they would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 6 (Peru → Curaçao, the Netherlands)

Airdate: October 21, 2013

In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to rappel down the Queen Juliana Bridge.

In this Leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to rappel down the Queen Juliana Bridge, and get their next clue from the instructor once on the ground. Then, the team member had to follow a marked path and make their way back to the top of the bridge and reunite with their teammate. This Leg's second Roadblock required the team member who sat out the first roadblock to stand up paddle to a nearby platform, where they would have to rescue a person and take them back to shore in order to get their next clue. A Fast Forward clue was visible along with the second Roadblock clue, it is unknown what the task required, since it was unaired.

Additional tasks

Leg 7 (Curaçao, the Netherlands → Dominican Republic)

Airdate: October 28, 2013

Fortaleza Ozama was the seventh Pit Stop of the Race.

In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to play La Vitilla (in Spanish), a game derived from Baseball, which required the team member to use a bat, similar to a broomstick, and hit a small ball ten times between the delimited area. Once the coach approved their work, teams would receive their next clue. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Cuadro (Picture) and Cartel (Poster). In Cuadro, teams had to make their way to the Mercado Modelo and search in one of two marked art stores for a picture matching their given extract of the original picture. Once teams found their picture, they had to exchange it for their next clue. In Cartel, teams had to make their way to the Chinatown, where they had to search for a poster matching their given Chinese characters in order to get their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 8 (Dominican Republic)

Airdate: November 4, 2013

The Kite Beach Hotel in Cabarete was the site of this leg's Roadblock.

In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete an obstacles circuit with their hands tied, crawling over a pool with water, digging on the sand with their feet until they found a figurine, and then digging with their feet to make enough space to go under a tree trunk. If they completed the course correctly, they would receive their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Evelyn & Jorge had to eat one plate of Mofongo each before continuing the race. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Distancia (Distance) and Precisión (Accuracy). In Distancia, each team member had to hit five times a golf ball 200 yards (180 m) away. If both team members' balls went over 200 yards five times each, they would receive their next clue. In Precisión, each team member had to hit their golf ball to the hole in no more than two hits. Once each team member inserted five balls in the hole, they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 9 (Dominican Republic → Panama)

Airdate: November 11, 2013

Teams visited Plaza de Francia in Panama City's Casco Viejo during this leg of the Race.

In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Tierra (Earth) and Agua (Water). In Tierra, both team members had to ride an All-terrain vehicle on a course while looking for their clue under one of many buckets, with only a few containing clues and the rest containing hourglasses. If teams found an hourglass instead of a clue, they would have to wait until the sand went from one side of the hourglass to the other before continuing their search. In Agua, one team member at a time had to ride a wakeboard while being towed by an electronic mechanism from one side of a lagoon to the other without falling from the board, and then returning in the same way to the starting point. Once both team members had completed this task successfully, they would receive their next clue. In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among Classified ads of fifty newspapers for the one containing their next clue. This ad instructed teams to make their way to the next Pit Stop, the helipad of the Bayfront Tower.

Additional tasks

Leg 10 (Panama)

Airdate: November 18, 2013

Perro Island in the San Blas Islands was the site for this leg's Detour and Roadblock.

In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Visual and Manual. In Visual, teams had to search for a Mola matching their given picture among many molas hanging from a cord. Once teams found the correct mola, the Kuna woman would give them their next clue. In Manual, teams had to build the wall of a Kuna hut using only Gynerium sagittatum for its construction. Once the judge was pleased with their work, teams would receive their next clue. In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to swim from the beach to a Shipwreck, where they had to search for a conch containing their next clue, among dozens of empty conches. Once the team members got the clue, they had to swim back to the beach and read the clue with their teammate.

Additional tasks

Leg 11 (Panama → Mexico)

Airdate: November 25, 2013

In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member had to eat four small Tortas ahogadas.

For their Speed Bump, Darío & Esther had to find the correct The Amazing Race logo among dozens of logos that looked similar but differed in some aspects from the correct one. Once they found the right logo, they could continue racing. In this Leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to harvest seven agave tequilana plants using the traditional Jimador harvesting method. Once the jimador was satisfied with their work, teams would receive their next clue. This Leg's second Roadblock required the team member who sat out the first roadblock to eat four small tortas ahogadas, a sandwich submerged in dried chili pepper. When the team member finished eating all four sandwiches and showed an empty mouth, they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 12 (Mexico)

Teams had to find Don Regino at the Seahorse Sculpture located in the Malecón of Puerto Vallarta, known as El Caballito.

Airdate: December 2, 2013

Airdate: December 9, 2013

Teams visited the Sumidero Canyon near Chiapa de Corzo during the second half of this Leg of the Race.

In the first half of this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb a crane located on a cliff over the sea, and bungee jump from a platform forty meters onto the sea. Once the team member jumped and was back at the platform, they would receive their next clue. In this leg's first Detour, teams had to choose between Ascenso de Rana (Frog Ascent) and Escalera Loca (Crazy Ladder). For both Detour options, teams had to drive a Four wheel drive vehicle to their chosen location inside the adventure park. In Ascenso de Rana, one team member at a time had to use an ascender in order to climb a rope and reach a platform high above the ground in less than ten minutes. Once both team members were at the platform, they had to rappel down so they would receive their clue from the hands of the instructor. In Escalera Loca, one team member at a time had to climb a rope ladder in order to reach a platform high above the ground in less than ten minutes. Then, each team member had to rappel down, and once both reached the ground, they would get their next clue.

In the second half of this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a marked cart with twelve fruit crates and deliver them using the cart to twelve marked stalls in the market, in exchange of a stamp. Once the team member had all 12 stamps, they would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

References

  1. ↑ "Cara a cara con la aventura". Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  2. ↑ ""Toya" Montoya, una mujer extrema". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Ezequiel y Tobías llegaron al final de Amazing Race". Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  4. ↑ "The Amazing Race, con La Toya, grabó en Barranquilla". Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  5. ↑ "Conozca los colombianos que participarán en la nueva edición de 'The Amazing Race'". Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Se acerca una competencia para la que no hay segundas tomas". Retrieved 2013-07-18.
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