The Amazing Race (season 5) |
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Season Run | 16 September – 9 December 2013 |
Filming dates | 19 June 2013 – mid-July 2013 |
No. of Episodes | 13 |
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 , 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. The fifth season premiered on Space and TNT on 16 September 2013 at 9:00 p.m (UTC -3). 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.
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. 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.