Leg_2_.28Chile.29 The_Amazing_Race_23



before teams heading santiago, detour in atacama desert revolved around region s salt mining industry.


airdate: october 6, 2013



iquique (museo corbeta esmeralda (in spanish))
tarapacá region (atacama desert – irlanda 3 road sign)
tarapacá region (atacama desert – mina de sal punta de lobos)
iquique (terminal rodoviario) santiago (terminal san borja)
santiago (plaza de armas)
san josé de maipo (cascada de las animas)

in leg s detour, teams chose between brining or mining. both detours required teams bike salt mine @ tarapacá salt flats. in brining, teams had carry bags of salt , dump them pool in order reach neutral buoyancy. once floating on surface enough read local newspaper, salt miner give teams next clue. in mining, teams had use pick axes , sledgehammers open halite boulders until found 1 contained next clue.


in roadblock, 1 team member had take on role of lustrabota, chilean shoeshiner @ paseo ahumada. after shining customer s shoes, racer had put got @ lustrabota station cart , transport storage depot @ merced 738 receive next clue.



additional tasks


at museo corbeta esmeralda, teams had repeat officer on deck famous quote ( ¡al abordaje, muchachos! ) uttered @ battle of iquique arturo prat, ship s last captain, in order receive next clue.
promotional photos show teams rode zipline @ cascada de las animas before checking pit stop. once nighttime, teams no longer ride zipline , checked in. in addition, pit stop mat moved off of suspension bridge once nighttime.




^ amazing race 23 episodes guide 2013 season 23 - zip it, bingo, episode 2 . tv guide. retrieved september 21, 2013. 






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