page_title: The Amazing Race 3
section_title: Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)
hierarchical_section_title: The Amazing Race 3 / Race summary / Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)
caption_attribution_description: Español: Monumento de la Independencia, México DF
context_page_description: The Amazing Race 3 is the third installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. This season featured 12 teams of two people with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world, making it the first season to have 12 teams as opposed to the usual 11. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002.
  Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this Race, with Flo becoming the first female winner in the show's history.
context_section_description: Airdate: October 2, 2002
  Miami-Dade, Florida , United States  (Everglades National Park) (Starting Line)
   Miami (Miami International Airport) to Mexico City, Mexico  (Mexico City International Airport)
  Mexico City (Angel of Independence)
  Mexico City (Zócalo)
  Mexico City (Hotel de Cortes) (Overnight Rest)
   Mexico City (Plaza Santo Domingo)
   Mexico City (Hotel de Cortes) to San José Vista Hermosa (Tequesquitengo Airfield (in Spanish)) 
  Puente de Ixtla (Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas) 
  The Fast Forward required one team to travel to Plaza Santo Domingo and search for the one street typist out of dozens who would have a "special message": the Fast Forward award.
  The first Detour of the Race was a choice between Wings or Wheels. In Wings, teams had to board a plane, climb to an altitude of over 10,000 feet (3,000 m), and have each team member skydive in tandem with an instructor. When both team members landed, an instructor would give them their next clue. In Wheels, teams had to choose a donkey-drawn carts and use a supplied map to direct a driver, who didn't speak English, through a 7-mile (11 km) course through a Mexican village to receive the next clue.
  Additional tasks
  From the Starting Line, teams had to choose a marked Mercedes-Benz M-Class and drive themselves to Miami International Airport. They then had to book one of two provided flights to Mexico City, Mexico. The first seven teams would be on the earlier American Airlines flight, while the last five teams would be on the later Aeroméxico flight leaving 50 minutes later.
  At the Angel of Independence, teams received a picture of a man named Pablo and had to use the picture for reference to find him at Zócalo with their next clue.
  At Hotel De Cortes, teams had to find the desk for Mexi-Mini Charters and sign-up for one of three charter buses leaving the next morning to an unknown destination. The first four teams departed at 8:00 am, four more at 10:00 am, and the last four at 12:00 pm.
  After completing the Detour, teams had to choose a marked van and drive themselves to Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas for the Pit Stop.
caption: The Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City was the first destination on The Amazing Race 3.
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