The Amazing Race 13

Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000.

Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Brazil, Bolivia, New Zealand, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, and Russia before returning to the United States and finishing in Portland, Oregon.

[9] This had been hinted at in promotional materials aired before the season began, where CBS revealed that one team made "an unprecedented mistake that ultimately prohibit[ed] them from joining their fellow Racers at the Finish Line.

[11] CBS heavily promoted the new season, including placing advertising on the top of three hangar buildings at Los Angeles International Airport prior to the premiere.

[13] The cast this season featured a team of fraternity brothers, married hippies, southern belles, businesswomen divorcées, and a retired NFL player hoping to reconnect with his estranged wife.

[15] Starr Spangler and Dallas Imbimbo, who had competed on opposing teams, revealed in interviews that they had been dating long-distance for six months since the show completed taping.

CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.

[20] Arthur Perkins of Reality Wanted praised this season's cast and wrote that "AR13 will rank high on my list of topnotch Amazing Races.

The starting line was at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the neighborhood of University Park in Los Angeles.
Mark Yturralde and Anita and Arthur Jones
Ken Greene (left) and Tina Greene (right)
Nick and Starr Spangler and Dallas Imbimbo
The route of The Amazing Race 13.
Teams checked in at the Pit Stop at the Forte de São Marcelo during this first leg of the race in Salvador, Brazil .
For part of the Detour, teams traveled to Pecém Beach and moved a traditional Brazilian sailboat known as a jangada .
Teams finished the leg in Bolivia at the Mirador el Monticulo, which overlooks the mountainous city of La Paz .
In Auckland , racers participated in a Roadblock at Mount Eden by searching among dancing Māori warriors for one with a specific tā moko facial tattoo.
At the famous Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap , racers searched for a chamber inside that produced a specific echo.
For the Roadblock in Delhi , one team member had to paint an auto rickshaw green.
Teams ended the second leg in Delhi around the tomb of Isa Khan at the historic Humayun's Tomb , which served as the Pit Stop for this leg.
At the Kok Tobe Arch, teams received their next clue from a trained golden eagle .
After arriving in Moscow , teams visited the Dormition Cathedral in Krutitsy , where they paid their respects in an Eastern Orthodox candle-lighting ceremony.
Teams finished the second leg in Moscow in front of VDNKh Park 's Central Pavilion, which overlooks Propylaea: the central gate entrance.
The final leg in Oregon included a final memory task which took place around Cascade Locks and Canal , including the Bridge of the Gods .