Coyopa

**Highest Placing Member**: Domenic and Vanessa (Joint Runner-Up/20)

Coyopa was a tribe from Survivor: San Juan Del Sur.

Originally a tribe containing a majority of returning players, previous relationship influenced gameplay and alliances. This changed during the switch, where reputation became an important factor. Their tribe colour was orange.

## Tribe History

The orange Coyopa tribe was formed on Day 1 of *Survivor: San Juan Del Sur*. Domenic, Erinn, Katrina and Marina were hoping to recreate their success from their appearance during *Panama* and became an official alliance, the Panama Veterans Alliance. To have a majority on the tribe, the four also brought along new players Montana and Vanessa. Domenic also formed a secret partnership with Liam, though Liam was somewhat apprehensive because Domenic blindsided him the previous season. At the Double Tribal Council on Day 3, Liam voted for Vanessa as Domenic told him (in an attempt to ensure he was loyal), the minority trio of men voting for former winner Marina but the majority of six eliminated Mitchell. The girls in the majority then believe it is best to eliminate Liam at the next available opportunity because he was a more experienced player than Joel or Thomas. This concerned Domenic, who wanted as many options as possible. Montana and Vanessa notice Domenic's reluctance to vote for Liam and decide it is better to blindside him before he earns too much power.

    At Coyopa's first loss on Day 8, Joel and Thomas were left so far on the outs that they voted for Erinn. Montana and Vanessa stay true to their words and voted for Domenic, but the Panama Alliance blindside Montana to avoid her and Vanessa gaining control of the game. Joel, Katrina, Marina and Thomas remained on Coyopa during the tribe switch on Day 9, whilst being joined by Leo, Priya, Ryan and Skye from the original Hunahpu tribe. It is clear early on that this new tribe contains four pairs; Katrina and Marina, Leo and Skye, Priya and Ryan and finally Joel and Thomas. Priya and Ryan didn't have a strong bond with each other, but bonded from their status as underdogs. They felt that since Marina previously won, they would have the best chance of making the merge and returning to their original allies back on Hunahpu. At the tribes first loss on Day 11, the new alliance of four eliminated Skye in order to split up the partnership between her and Leo.

Though he was closest with Skye, Leo also had an alliance with Priya and Ryan from the original Hunahpu tribe. They align with Marina and Katrina, having a firm majority over Joel and Thomas. Joel, not wanting his experience to be cut short like it was in *Panama* begins to focus more on his social game rather than solely being the physical asset and provider of the tribe, earning respect from the original Hunahpu trio. When Coyopa lose again, the boys vote for Marina again because she already won the game but the majority eliminate Thomas for failing to meaningfully provide at camp. After winning the following immunity challenge, the remaining six castaways merged with the rest of Hunahpu on Day 19 to form the Huyopa tribe.

## Trivia

* Due to the tie between Domenic and Vanessa for Runner-Up, Coyopa is the first tribe where two castaways tied as the highest ranking players.