The Amazing Race 6 (Latin America)

The former runway of the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador served as the Starting Line of The Amazing Race: Ecuador.

Casting for this season was held from 1 May to 10 July 2014 for Latin America. Filming began in late July and finished in August 2014. The cast was revealed on 28 July 2014.[3]

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

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

Teams ended the first leg of the Race at the Cristal Palace in Quito.

Airdate: October 6, 2014

• Quito, Pichincha , Ecuador (Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport – Parque Bicentenario de Quito (in Spanish)) (Starting Line)
• Quito (TelefériQo)
• Quito (Cruz Loma Hill)
• Quito (La Ronda Street – Intersection of Morales Street & Joaquín Paredes Street)
• Quito (24 de Mayo Boulevard)
• Quito (Itchimbía Cultural Center (in Spanish) – Cristal Palace)

In this season's first Roadblock, 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.

Additional tasks

• At the former Mariscal Sucre International Airport, teams had to search for the Ecuador's tourism promotional logo that one of the traditional dancers had on their clothes. Once teams found one, they had to take the dancer to Toya and Jaime to receive their first clue.
• At the TelefériQo, teams had to ride the cable car to the top to find their next clue.
• On La Ronda street, one team member had to put on a giant muñeco costume and walk down La Ronda Street to the 24 de Mayo Boulevard. When they have walked the entire street, they would be given a Claro tablet with their next clue.

One Detour task required teams to set up a stall in the market of Otavalo.

Airdate: October 13, 2014

• Quito (Terminal Terrestre) to Otavalo, Imbabura
• Otavalo (González Suárez Square)
• Otavalo (Artesanal de los Ponchos Market or Kinti Wasi Intercultural Center)
• Otavalo (Peguche Waterfall – Fakcha Llakta Solar Calendar)
• Otavalo (Araque Waterpark to Hotel Puerto Lago)

This season's first Detour was a choice between Armar (Assemble) and Tejer (Weave). 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 this leg's 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.

Additional tasks

• At González Suárez Square, teams found a Claro tablet with their next clue. This would instruct them to properly braid a local's hair in the traditional manner.
• At Araque Waterpark, teams had to row a traditional reed boat across the water to reach the Pit Stop.

Teams travelled by train to Machachi from the Chimbacalle Train Station in Quito.

Airdate: October 20, 2014

• Otavalo to Quito, Pichincha (Terminals Terrestes)
• Quito (Chimbacalle Train Station)
• Quito (Hotel Quito) (Overnight Rest)
• Quito (Chimbacalle Train Station) to Machachi (Aloasi Train Station)
• Machachi (Ugshapamba Bee Farm)
• Machachi (Sierraloma Lodge)
• Machachi (Hacienda El Porvenir – Cotopaxi Ropes Course)
• Machachi (Hacienda El Porvenir)

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 this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform 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.

Additional task

• At the Bee Farm, teams received a Claro beeper that they had to keep with them for the rest of the leg. Teams had to enter the orchard area and plant a circular arrangement of plants following a given example. If everything was correct, teams would get their next clue.

The tasks of the fourth leg were set on the Hacienda El Porvenir at the base of Cotopaxi.

Airdate: October 27, 2014

• Machachi (Hacienda El Porvenir – Field)
• Machachi (Hacienda El Porvenir – Dock)
• Machachi (Hacienda El Porvenir – El Potrero de la Dorada)
• Machachi (Hacienda El Porvenir – Loma del Cóndor)

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.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Cintas (Ribbons) and Enlace (Tie Up). 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.

Additional tasks

• At El Potrero de la Dorada, teams received a CNT tablet that would instruct them to search the marked area for a horseshoe.
• After finding the horseshoe, teams would be given a pedometer and had to count the number of steps they took to reach the Pit Stop.

The Roadblock in Baños de Agua Santa required teams to take part in the extreme sport of puenting.

Airdate: November 3, 2014

• Baños de Agua Santa, Tungurahua (Parque Sebastián Acosta)
• Baños de Agua Santa (Àmbato Street)
• Baños de Agua Santa (Virgin Thermal Baths)
• Baños de Agua Santa (San Martín Canopy or La Chamana Falls)
• Baños de Agua Santa (Palomino Flores Park)
• Baños de Agua Santa (San Francisco Bridge)
• Baños de Agua Santa (Parque de la Familia de Baños overlooking the Agoyán Hydroelectric Dam)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Aire (Air) and Agua (Water). 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 puenting, where they would jump from a height of 100 m (330 ft) 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.

Additional task

• At Àmbato Street, teams had to properly make melcocha, a local honey-based sweet, by pulling and tugging the raw ingredients until they turned to a specific colour. Once it was done, they would have to properly pack 5 pieces of the melocha in the traditional manner to get their next clue.

Teams began the leg by rafting down the Pastaza River.

Airdate: November 10, 2014

• Shell Mera, Pastaza (Alpayaco and Pastaza Rivers Meeting Point)
• Shell Mera (Presidential Cabin)
• Shell Mera (Yaicuna House)
• Shell Mera (Iwia Training Camp)
• Shell Mera (Casa del Arbol)

In this leg's 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 this leg's second Roadblock, one team member, regardless of who performed the first Roadblock, had to eat five live chontacuros, a type of worm, to get their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the rivers' meeting point, teams would have to ride an inflatable raft down the river to reach the Presidential Cabin. Two teams could ride in each raft. Once at the cabin, teams had to perform a local ritual to get their next clue.
• At the training camp, teams would have to complete a grueling military training course. This would include performing the 'Angel Jump', a face-first bungee drop off of a platform. After completing the course, teams would get their next clue.

Teams concluded the seventh leg at the base of Chimborazo.

Airdate: November 17, 2014

• Baños de Agua Santa, Tungurahua (Terminal Terrestre de Baños) to Riobamba, Chimborazo (Terminal Terrestre de Riobamba)
• Riobamba (Post Office of Ecuador)
• Chimborazo (Cordillera Sector)
• Chimborazo (La Chorrera Alta)
• Chimborazo (Chimborazo Lodge Marco Cruz)
• Chimborazo (Wildlife Protection Reserve of Mount Chimborazo (in Spanish))

In this leg's Roadblock, the chosen team member had to rappel 60 metres (200 ft) 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.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Hielero (Iceman) and Arriero (Horseman). 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.

Additional tasks

• Teams had to search through the post office to find a key, and then use it to open the many mailboxes there until they found one with a Samsung Galaxy S5 inside.
• At the Chimborazo Community, teams had to find a marked house and then set up a TV antenna on the roof. Once they could successfully tune in to the TC Channel, teams would get their next clue.

For one Detour option in Cuenca, teams had to create a floral arrangement.

Airdate: November 24, 2014

• Riobamba to Cuenca, Azuay (Terminals Terrestres)
• Cuenca (San Blas Park)
• Cuenca (Hotel Oro Verde) (Overnight Rest)
• Cuenca (Plaza de las Flores or Plaza del Otorongo)
• Cuenca (Parque de la Madre)
• Cuenca (Social Circus)
  • Cuenca (Parque Inclusivo)
• Cuenca (Pumapungo Mines)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Flores (Flowers) 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 leg's 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.

Additional tasks

• At San Blas Park, teams would have to convince people on the street to be weighed on a scale until they had accumulated a total of 1,000 pounds (450 kg) to receive their next clue.
• At Hotel Oro Verde, teams signed up for departure times the following morning.
• Along the way to the Pit Stop at Pumapungo Mines, teams would have to use a Samsung wrist device to time how long it took them to climb to the top of the structure that the Pit Stop was on.

On the Galápagos Islands, teams had to take a selfie with the islands' giant tortoises.

Airdate: December 1, 2014

• Cuenca (Claro Information Centre)
• Cuenca (Mariscal Lamar International Airport) to Baltra Island, Galápagos (Seymour Airport)
• Baltra Island (Itabaca Canal)
• Santa Cruz Island (Muelle Municipal)
• Santa Cruz Island (Franklin's Bay)
• Santa Cruz Island (German Beach)
• Puerto Ayora (Muelle Publico Municipal)
• Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos National Park)
• Santa Cruz Island (Finca El Manzanillo)
• Santa Cruz Island (El Garrapatero Beach)

In this leg's first Roadblock, 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 this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the first 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.

Additional tasks

• At the beginning of the leg, teams were given a set of geographical coordinates and instructed to travel to the Claro Information Centre to look them up on the internet. The coordinates will lead them to Baltra Island, and they would get their next clue.
• At Itabaca Canal, teams would have to get into a kayak and paddle themselves across to Santa Cruz Island.
• At German Beach, teams would receive a questionnaire about the importance of the Galapagos Islands to humanity, and would have to search among many flags on the beach for the correct answers to these five questions. Once they had the five correct flags, teams would get their next clue.
• At Finca El Manzanillo, teams would find decorative giant tortoise shells. Teams had to pick up a Samsung Galaxy S5 and use the Dual Camera mode to take a selfie with a real tortoise in the background. When their photo was approved, teams would receive their next clue.

The Roadblock in Salinas took place in the waters off Chipipe Beach.

Airdate: December 8, 2014

• Baltra Island (Seymour Airport) to Guayaquil (José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport)
• Guayaquil to Santa Elena, Santa Elena (Terminals Terrestres)
• Santa Elena to Salinas
• Salinas (San Lorenzo Beach)
• Salinas (San Lorenzo Beach – Malecon)
• Salinas (Chipipe Beach (in Spanish))
• Salinas (La Chocolatera Reservation (in Spanish) – Mirador El Faro)

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 manoeuvres before they could continue on to the Detour.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Estacionar (Park) and Remar (Row). 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 leg's Roadblock, one team member had to stay upright on a wakeboard being towed by a speedboat for a full minute to receive their next clue.

Additional task

• After passing the U-Turn, teams then had to use a local vehicle known as a carricoche to reach Chipipe Beach. There, teams would find a Samsung Galaxy S5 that instructed them to utilize a large slingshot to launch melons at two towers of plastic buckets, knocking them all down to receive their next clue.

For the eleventh leg, teams visited the beach town of Montañita.

Airdate: December 15, 2014

• Santa Elena (Terminal Terrestre) to Montañita
• Montañita (Malecon)
• Montañita (Caña Grill or Nativa Bambú Nightclub)
• Montañita (Balsa Surf Camp Hotel) (Overnight Rest)
• Ayangue (Ayangue Beach)
• Olón (Malecon)
• Olón (Olón Beach)

This leg's 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 leg's 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.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams traveled by bus to Montanita and had to find their next clue next to the surfboards on the Malecon. They then had to search the streets next to the Malecon for a surfer, who had their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams would then sign up for departure times for the next morning at the Balsa Surf Camp Hotel.
• At Malecon of Olón, teams had to cross the beach on stilts in order to step on the Pit Stop mat at Olón Beach.

Teams ended the penultimate leg of the Race at Ciudad Alfato in Montecristi.

Airdate: December 22, 2014

• Montañita to Manta, Manabí (Terminal Terrestre)
• Manta (Hotel Oro Verde) (Overnight Rest)
• Manta (San Mateo Port)
• Jaramijó (Jaramijó Naval Base)
• Jaramijó (Policía Nacional GIR Station)
• Montecristi (Basílica Menor de la Virgin de Montserrat)
• Montecristi (Ciudad Alfato)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Bote (Boat) 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.

In this leg's 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.

Additional tasks

• At the Hotel Oro Verde for departure times in the morning. The next morning, teams would get their next clue at the hotel's bar.
• At the Policía Nacional GIR Station, teams had to complete a grueling pentathlon course that was designed to train police officers. Once they completed the course, an officer will give teams their next clue.
• At the church at Montecristi, each team member would have to put a stack of 13 toquillla hats on their heads. They had to keep these hats balanced on their heads while they traveled on foot to Ciudad Alfato, a nearby location. They also had to activate the Samsung watch's pedometer function. At the end of the task is Ciudad Alfato, which was the Pit Stop.

For the final leg in Guayaquil, teams crossed the Finish Line at Parque Histórico de Guayaquil in Samborondón.

Airdate: December 29, 2014

• Manta to Guayaquil, Guayas (Terminals Terrestres)
• Guayaquil (Pilsener Plaza)
• Guayaquil (Casa Pilsener Restaurant (in Spanish))
• Guayaquil (TC Channel Building)
• Samborondón (Sanchez Aguilar Theatre (in Spanish))
• Samborondón (Parque Histórico de Guayaquil (in Spanish))

In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to go through a difficult physical challenge course for 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.

Additional tasks

• Upon arrival in Guayaquil, teams had to find a trio of guitar players at the Pilsener Plaza. However, the guitar players would sing them a song about how they would get their next clue tomorrow at 11am.
• At the Casa Pilsner restaurant, teams would have to correctly count the value of a large amount of poker chips. When teams provided with the correct value of 80,650, a dealer will hand teams their next clue.
• At Sanchez Aguilar Theatre, teams had to search the many seats in the building for a small ticket. This would give them entry into the Zaruma hall, where teams would complete the final memory challenge. Teams were given a selection of 54 people, 12 of which were the greeters that welcomed them to the Pit Stops and had to use 12 Samsung Tablets to pick the greeters and place them in the order they appeared during the Race to receive their final clue.