The Amazing Race 3 (Latin America)


The third season of The Amazing Race is a Latin American reality television game show based on the American series of the same name, The Amazing Race. This season was the first to air on the Space channel in association with Disney Media Networks Latin America. It featured eleven teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Latin America to win US$250,000.
Harris Whitbeck returned as the host for this third season. The third season premiered on 25 September 2011 at 9:00 p.m on Space and TNT. The season finale aired on Space and TNT on 18 December 2011 at 9:00 p.m.
Chilean twins Cristóbal and Nicolás Brain were the winners of the Race.

Production

Development and filming

greenlit the third season of the series in January 2011. Filming for this third season took place from 12 July 2011 to 2 August 2011. The third season was broadcast in high-definition television on Space HD.
Filming for the third season lasted for 22 days and covered nearly. The third season spanned five countries in one continent. Among them, only one is an unvisited country, Uruguay. Previously visited countries were Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Brazil.
This season adopted the colors from original American version with red and yellow route markers, yellow clue envelopes, and a green and black Pit Stop mat.
The only team present at the Finish Line was Mexican married couple, Rick & Kathy, who were eliminated in Brazil.

Cast

Applications were accepted from 20 February 2011 and ended on late April 2011.
This season counted with eleven teams from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and for the first time Costa Rica and Ecuador. And also for the first time in this version, Brazil was not represented. The cast includes Colombian television host and model Toya Montoya and her boyfriend Juan del Mar, a pair of identical twins, the series first team composed of cousins, and the first sisters-in-law team.

Future appearances

Montoya would later host the series starting with the fifth season, becoming the first female host in the whole Amazing Race franchise.

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. Nico & Andre initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty as Andre lost her Uruguayan arrival-departure document. This did not affect their placement.
  2. Pablo & Rosario initially arrived 6th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty as Pablo popped his balloon and didn't go to get a new one in the Detour. Rick & Kathy and José & Marisol checked in during the penalty time, dropping Pablo & Rosario placement 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.
  3. Pablo & Rosario did not complete the Detour. Already in last place, Pablo & Rosario proceeded to the Pit Stop where they checked in and were eliminated without the penalty being issued.
  4. Felipe & Alejandro elected to use the Express Pass to bypass an additional task in the Puritama hot springs in Leg 7.
  5. ^ Felipe & Alejandro and Juan del Mar & Toya initially arrived 3rd and 4th, respectively, but both teams were issued 15-minute penalties as they were caught speeding. Their placements were dropped to 4th and 5th place, respectively.
  6. ^ Felipe & Alejandro, Demi & Maxi, and Rick & Kathy initially arrived in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, respectively, but each team were issued 1-hour penalties as they were caught speeding. This did not affect either team's final placements.
  7. Leg 12 was a double-length leg. It featured a Virtual Pit Stop, and had one Detour and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes.

    Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the winner of the first leg and to the top three teams.

Leg 1 (Argentina)

Airdate: September 25, 2011
In the season's first Detour, teams had to choose between Fardos and Esquilar. In Fardos, teams had to roll a bale through a marked muddy course. Once teams completed the course, they would receive their next clue. In Esquilar, teams had to shear the wool off of a sheep using special scissors. Once the judge was satisfied with their work, teams would receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to go through a zipline course. After completing the course, they had to correctly split a log into two using an ax to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: October 2, 2011
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between CDs or Libros. In CDs, teams had to make their way to the Zivals record store, and once there they had to search for a CD where one of the songs in its playlist had four words for its title. In Libros, teams were given a biography of an author and then they had to search a bookstore for a book by that specific writer.
For their Speed Bump, Vero & Gaba had to cut of onions before they could continue racing.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a bow and arrow to burst a balloon to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: October 9, 2011
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to jump off a bungee to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Cama elástica and Palos chinos. In Cama elástica, one of the team members had to jump in the trampoline to reach their next clue, which was hanging from the roof. In Palos chinos, one of the team members had to climb a pole and get their next clue, which was at the top of the pole.
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Airdate: October 16, 2011
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Aguja and Tronco. In Aguja, teams had to search for a wooden needle inside of a bale of hay. In Tronco, teams had to transport logs from one area to the other, then teams had to stack them until they reached an indicated height.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to collect four baskets of lemons. Once done, he or she had to squeeze the lemons into four bottles and get a total of 2 liters of lemon juice.
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Airdate: October 23, 2011
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a provided key had to search among several padlocks locked around the Fuente de los Candados fountain for the one that their key would open.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Zancos and Patines. In Zancos, teams put on stilts and had to walk 200 meters and retrieve two balloons which they had to exchange for their next clue. In Patines, team members' legs were tied to each other and in this state they had to skate 200 meters and retrieve two balloons to exchange for their next clue. In either Detour, if a balloon popped, teams would have to go back and get a new one.
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Airdate: October 30, 2011
For their Speed Bump, Pablo & Rosario had to open 100 clams before they could continue racing.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Techo and Pared. In Techo, both team members had to go over an Air Trail course to receive their next clue. In Pared, both team members had to scale a vertical wall and retrieve a Race flag to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dominate the artificial wave for one minute without falling to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: November 6, 2011
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Arqueología and Bicicletas. In Arqueología, teams had to dig in the marked areas for 10 pieces of an old broken vase. They then had to put all of the pieces together in order to receive their next clue. In Bicicletas, teams had to ride a bike for in the Atacama Desert. Once they reached a Race flag, teams had to take the flag back to where they started in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to push a giant ball filled with water to the top of a sand dune to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: November 13, 2011
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to swim onto a platform and retrieve seven inflatables that were shaped like spaghetti. Then, they had to swim back to the shore and exchange them for their next clue.
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Airdate: November 20, 2011
In the Fast Forward, teams had to go to La Carolina Park where they had to play a game of the Ecuadorian sport Pelota Nacional. One team member at a time had to hit a ball with a racket and make it past the midfield players. The first team to score 6 points would win the Fast Forward award.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams headed to the González Suárez Bridge. Once there, one team member had to take part in puenting, which is similar to bungee jumping except for the fact that the cord is non-elastic and that the jump ends in a pendulum-like movement, to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Dulce and Salado. In Dulce, teams had to eat 15 Ecuadorian sweets each to receive their next clue. In Salado, each team member had to eat 3 plates of librillo, which is an Ecuadorian dish consisting of raw cow stomach and potatoes, before receiving their next clue.
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Airdate: November 27, 2011
For their Speed Bump, Juan del Mar & Toya had to balance one egg each on the head of a nail right on the Equator before they could continue racing.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Salto del Mono and Rock Jumping. In Salto del Mono, one team member at a time had to jump from a platform and do a canopy course that had a pendulum-like movement; at the bottom of the canopy they would receive their next clue. In Rock Jumping, both team members had to jump from a very high rock to a river, once they got out of the river, they would get their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel down the Cascada de los Tucanes waterfall and get their next clue from the middle of it.
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Airdate: December 4, 2011
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search in a mangrove thicket for 5 crabs to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Coco and Berimbau. In Coco, teams had to open coconuts and pour the water to fill a 20-liter bottle and receive their next clue. In Berimbau, teams had to construct two berimbaus using plastic bottles according to a model to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: December 11, 2011
In this final Detour of the Race, teams had to choose between Wasabi and Sashimi. In both options, teams would have to make their way to Karaokê Chopperia Liberdade. In Wasabi, teams had to play pool and deposit a total of 4 balls. Then, each would have to eat a huge piece of wasabi temaki to receive their next clue. In Sashimi, one team member at a time would have to reach ten pieces of sashimi that were hanging from a cords while being anchored to a wall by an elastic band around their head. Once both team members ate the sashimi, they would receive their next clue.
In the first Roadblock, one team member had to dive into the shark tank and retrieve fifteen Amazing Race coins which they exchanged for their next clue.
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was the Finish Line for the third season of The Amazing Race.
Airdate: December 18, 2011
In the final Roadblock of the Race required that one team member travel in the elevator to the roof of the Condomínio Edifício Saint Honoré and then rappel down the building in order to receive their next clue.
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