Series 2 Episode 3 Discussion

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Starting Location - JW Marriott Panama, Panama City, Panama

Finishing Location - Bethel Bio Luxury Hotel, Tatacoa Desert, Colombia

Summary - The original destination was to be Quito, Ecuador however, due to civil unrest, the checkpoint was moved to Villavieja in the Tatacoa Desert of Columbia. The teams needed to avoid the dangerous area of Darién Gap, so they had to travel by sea over the northern coast from Puerto Tupile to Capurganá in Colombia.

Although Dom & Lizzie were the first to leave, they had to stay overnight at Playón Chico and then missed the boat from Capurganá to Necoclí. As the result, all the teams met up at Capurganá, the last two teams meeting the first two while they were leaving for Necoclí by boat. Jen & Rob managed to catch the next boat, but Emon & Jamiul wrongly believed that they had missed it, and decided to stay overnight at Capurganá and worked there. They were advised by locals to travel in a direct but more obscure route from Medellín to Neiva. Although they were a day behind leaving Capurganá, this direct route helped them leap to the front.

Jo & Sam took a break at Medellín to relieve the stress of travelling. Dom & Lizzie took a detour to work at Guatapé. This delay cost them the lead.

Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Cash Remaining | Hours Behind| :--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: Emon & Jamiul |5|4|1 | | | | | | Jen & Rob |3|5|2| | | || 2.5| Jo & Sam | 1 |2 | 3 | | | || 9.5| Dom & Lizzie |2|1|| | | | | N/A| Shuntelle & Michael | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |