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Wild Racers - Costa Rica

Set in the exotic locale of Costa Rica, some of the toughest athletes from around the world test themselves against some truly grueling challenges during a 820-km journey through a treacherous terrain.

Athletes will travel from the southeast of Panama, over the highest mountain of Chirripo towards the village of Tortuguero (Land of the Turtles) and then travel to the Nicaraguan border in the north for the long haul and to the finish at Puerto Viejo Sarapiqui. They'll complete by the journey by extreme water kayaking, mountain biking, wilderness trekking and abseiling, without any outside support.

Episodic Synopsis available here