The Amazing Race 6 (Latin America)


The sixth season of The Amazing Race is the sixth season of the Latin American version of the American reality show The Amazing Race. As in seasons prior, the show consisted of 11 teams of different nationalities competing, though for this season the Race took place entirely in Ecuador. The program was broadcast throughout Latin America on cable network Space, and in Ecuador on TC Televisión. The prize for the winning team was US$100,000, which was less than the prize given in previous seasons.
The program was hosted once again by Toya Montoya, who was joined by Ecuadorian presenter Jaime Arellano. This is the first time in the worldwide history of the format that the Race was presented by a pair of hosts, as opposed to a single presenter.
Brothers-in-law from Ecuador, Giovanni López and Juan Carlos Estrada, were the winners of the Race.

Production

Casting for this season was held from 1 May to 10 July 2014 for Latin America. Filming began in late July, to finish in August 2014. The cast was revealed on 28 July 2014.
None of the eliminated teams were present at the Finish Line.

Emission

The premiere of the new season aired in October 2014, airing in Latin America on Space, and in Ecuador on TC Televisión.

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:
  1. ^ Stefanía & Felipe and Martín & Jenny initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but each team were issued 30-minute penalties for not washing the wool in the marked area during the Roadblock as the clue has specified. Their placements were dropped to 4th and 5th place, respectively.
  2. Carlos & Orlando were issued a 1-hour penalty for interfering with the model during the Armar Detour. However, since they arrived at the Pit Stop last, they were eliminated without the 1-hour penalty being applied.
  3. Audi & David elected to withdraw from the Race at the start of Leg 3 due to an injury Audi sustained at the Roadblock in Leg 1. While Audi was still hospitalised, Toya visited them to inform them of their elimination.
  4. Juan & Cecilia used the Express Pass given to them by Stefanía & Felipe to bypass the Detour on Leg 4.
  5. Juan & Cecilia initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 15-minute penalty as they ignored the instructions in their clue and released their taxi at the U-Turn location. This did not affect their placement.
  6. Sonia & Gabriel did not complete the other Detour as a result of being U-Turned and were issued a 2-hour penalty upon arriving at the Pit Stop. They arrived at the Pit Stop last, but were notified that it was a non-elimination leg. The 2-hour penalty they would have taken from the Detour/U-Turn was instead applied to their starting time in Leg 6.
  7. Stefanía & Felipe used their Express Pass to bypass the second Roadblock on Leg 6. Before using the Express Pass, Stefanía elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
  8. Martín & Jenny initially arrived 3rd, but they were issued a 30-minute penalty as they got on the bus after it had departed from the bus station, causing a safety hazard. Giovanni & Juan Carlos checked in during their penalty time, dropping Martín & Jenny to 4th.
  9. Nicolas & Javier and Giovanni & Juan Carlos initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but each teams were issued 30-minute penalties for taking the rubber padding out of their hats during the final challenge of the leg, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue. This did not affect either teams' placements.

    Prizes

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

Leg 1 (Pichincha)

Airdate: October 6, 2014
In the first Roadblock of the Race, one team member had to descend the Cruz Loma hill using an offroad bicycle, to get their next clue from the bottom of the hill.
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Airdate: October 13, 2014
The first Detour of the Race requires teams to choose between Armar and Tejer. In Armar, teams had to travel to the market and properly set up a stall using a completed stall for reference to get their next clue. In Tejer, teams made their way to the Kinti Wasi Intercultural Center. There, they would have to use a loom to weave four traditional friendship bracelets that each followed a specific pattern to get their next clue. For each Detour, there were only five workstations available.
In the Roadblock, one team member had to load wool into a traditional carrying sack and search the area for Josefina, who would give them natural soap made from water and aloe to wash the wool with. They then had to climb up to the washing station to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: October 20, 2014
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb the high-altitude ropes and agility course above the lodge. They had to make their way to many stations on the course, each of which was marked with a number. Teams had to add up the numbers to reach a total of 24 before leaping off a tall platform and getting their next clue.
In the leg's second Roadblock, that team member who did not participate the first Roadblock had to complete the Cotopaxi ropes course and retrieve a flag from the end. The flag could be exchanged for a Samsung tablet with their next clue on it.
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Airdate: October 27, 2014
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member would have to stand behind a designated line and throw an axe at a target painted on a piece of wood. If they could get the axe to stick into the part of the wood painted red, they would receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Juan & Cecilia needed to use a local tool to cut and harvest grass until they had filled a bag before they could continue on to the Detour.
In this Detour, teams had to choose between Cintas and Enlace. In Cintas, teams had to rid a horse along a marked course and then use a tiny stick to spear a ring attached to a hanging ribbon. In Enlace, teams would have to successfully throw a lasso around a fake bull head to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: November 3, 2014
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Aire and Agua. In Aire, teams had to make their way to the San Martín Canopy, where they would complete a high-altitude course. They had to ride a zip-line, then cross the Tibet bridge, a bridge with interspaced metal planks, followed by a rock-climb and another zip-line. In Agua, both team members had to use a mechanical ascender to climb to the top of the La Chamana Falls and ring the bell at the top.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take part in the sport of :es: puenting|puenting, where they would jump from a height of off a bridge while tied to a rope harness and swing below the bridge in a pendulum fashion in order to receive a Samsung tablet with their next clue.
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Airdate: November 10, 2014
In the first Roadblock, one team member had to utilize an indigenous blowgun known as a putuna to hit a hanging fruit to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Sonia & Gabriel had to learn and perform a local indigenous welcome ritual before they could continue on to the second Roadblock.
In the second Roadblock, one team member, regardless of who performed the first Roadblock, had to eat five live :es: Chontacuro |chontacuros, a type of worm, to get their next clue.
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Airdate: November 17, 2014
In this leg's Roadblock, the chosen team member had to rappel down the sheer face of a cliff. However, their partner first had to follow a path down to the bottom and wave a flag before they could begin their descent. Once they were reunited, teams would get their next clue.
The Detour was a choice between Hielero and Arriero. In Hielero, teams had to use a traditional cloth to carry a "Chimborazo Ice Block" across the area to get their next clue. In Arriero, teams had to take two alpacas from a pen and guide them to a local horseman to get their next clue.
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Airdate: November 24, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Flores and Mural. In Flores, teams would have to travel to Plaza de las Flores, where they had to create a flower arrangement that matched an example. In Mural, teams had to travel to Plaza del Otorongo and had to paint a mural that matched an example. After the Detour, they would be directed to the Blind U-Turn at Parque de la Madre.
For their Speed Bump, Juan & Cecilia had to pick up eight backpack and bring them to Parque Inclusivo to donate them before could move on to the Roadblock.
In this Roadblock, one member had to climb the acrobatic cloth like a circus performer and perform four midair poses; the house, the bed, the star and the box, to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: December 1, 2014
In the first Roadblock of the leg, one team member had to dive into the water and search among the coral reefs for some artificial coral coloured with Race colours, which could then be traded for their next clue.
In the second Roadblock of the leg, their teammate who did not perform the diving Roadblock had to help with reforesting efforts by planting 10 Scalesia trees in a marked area a long distance away to receive a CNT tablet with their next clue. They could only carry two tree saplings at a time along the marked path.
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Airdate: December 8, 2014
For their Speed Bump, Martín & Jenny had to get onto an inflatable raft while it was towed by a speed boat and stay on the raft while the boat made some wild maneouvres before they could continue on to the Detour.
The Detour was a choice between Estacionar and Remar. In Estacionar, teams had to swim out into the ocean to reach three paddleboats floating out there. They had to bring these three boats back to a parking location on the beach to get their next clue. In Remar, teams got into a kayak and had to zigzag around floating buoys until they reached a marked one, then return to shore. Teams had to do this three times for the next clue.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to stay upright on a wakeboard being towed by a speedboat for a full minute in order to get their next clue.
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Airdate: December 15, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Bartender and Disco Dancer. In Bartender, teams had to find the Caña Grill where they had to stack seven cocktail glasses into a pyramid, and then use a stack of mixing glasses to pour red and yellow colorful cocktails into each glass simultaneously. This had to be done in such a way that none of the cocktails mixed. Once successful, the team would get their next clue. In Disco Dancer, teams had to find Nativa Bambú, where they had to learn from an instructor a series of dance moves. When performing for the judges, teams had to spin a wheel to determine what outfit they had to wear while dancing. If they could perform the dance correctly and score at least 12 points with the judges, they would get their next clue.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to wade out to a boat and offload all of the items on it, taking care not to get any of them wet. The last item to unload would be a real person. If they could do this, they would get their next clue.
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Airdate: December 22, 2014
The Detour was a between Bote and Stand Up Paddle. In Boat, teams had to paddle a boat around the port, searching for the many boats that would give them a certain amount of fish. Once they had all 30 available fish, they would receive their next clue. In Stand Up Paddle, teams had to use a stand-up paddle board to make their way to many buoys, looking for ones that had puzzle pieces on them. Whenever they found one, they had to return it to shore before looking for another one. Once they had them all, they could piece together the puzzle to see their next clue.
For the Roadblock, one team member would ride in a military vehicle to the base's beach, then had to put on a backpack filled with a large amount of provisions and swim out to a buoy in the water. After circling it and returning to shore, teams found their next clue inside the backpack somewhere. Unknown to them was that they first had to prove themselves to the military trainers by dunking themselves in the water, rolling in the wet sand, and performing warm-up exercises. They would also have to use their breath to inflate their own life preserver.
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Airdate: December 29, 2014
The final Roadblock of the Race had one team member go through a difficult physical challenge course for :es: Calle 7 Ecuador|Calle 7 TV. They had to build a bridge over a pool with a limited number of planks, then transport three blocks over it. They had to then climb up these blocks to retrieve a flag. They then had to climb to the top of an angled rope to retrieve another flag. Next, they had to lift up a very heavy canister and untangle it from a rope wrapped through a maze of wood. Then, they had to stand on a tiny platform and use a long chain to hook a tiny pail. Finally, they would ring a bell at the end of the course to receive their next clue.
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