Casaya Alliance

**Highest Ranked**: Darcy (6/32)

The Casaya Alliance (also known as the *Post-Switch La Mina Alliance*) was an alliance from Survivor: Panama.

Despite being the majority alliance on the post switch La Mina tribe, they failed to retain numbers during the merge and were systematically eliminated by the rival Viveros Alliance.

## History

### The First Loss

On Day 1 of Survivor: Panama, Hayden and Hunter on the original Casaya formed a tight partnership. They brought in the women of the tribe, Alana, Bianca, Darcy and Lana, in order to create a majority alliance against Joel and Oliver. After losing the first immunity challenge, Casaya was one of three tribes to attend a Triple Tribal Council. Joel and Oliver considered Darcy the least trustworthy member of the tribe and targeted her. However, this majority alliance of six eliminated Joel.

### Early Fractures

Despite forming an alliance with the women of their tribe, Hayden and Hunter were wary that the four women would create a smaller alliance to pick the men off. In response to this fear, the boys brought in Oliver and Darcy to form a sub-alliance. Darcy agreed to this group because she believed the men were easier to manipulate. At the tribes second loss on Day 7, the larger target was Oliver. However, the sub-alliance had the numbers on Casaya and Alana was voted out.

### On La Mina

At the tribe switch, Darcy, Hayden, Hunter and Oliver were switched to the orange La Mina tribe. Darcy wanted to extend her control within this new tribe and began to flirt with Axel, though she did not bring him into the Casaya Alliance at the moment. Instead, they brought in Cody and Peighton who were considered the outsiders of the tribe. At the Day 9 Double Tribal Council, this alliance of six had the numbers and Kayla was voted out.

    There were two smaller alliances on La Mina and they joined forces after Kayla's elimination. This meant that there was a 6-6 tie on the tribe and no one was willing to flip unnecessarily. Darcy, who had by this point formed a strong friendship with Axel, decided to manipulate their bond and convinced him to vote for Cody at their next tribal council because he was a physical threat. With Axel's vote now switched and away from their rivals, the Casaya Six had the numbers to eliminate Adelaide.

The connection between Axel and Darcy was growing, so much so that she considered him her second in command. Despite being in an alliance with Hayden, Hunter and Oliver, Darcy approached the minority with Axel. The minority agreed to work with Darcy if the first target was Peighton. Her elimination at the Day 20 tribal council caused some tension between Hayden, Hunter and Darcy, though this was temporary.

Fearing a merge and that Darcy can recruit more players, Hayden and Hunter assure her and Axel that they can join forces and control the next vote. Axel wants to sever any last ties with his original tribe members and tells his majority to first vote for Laura. With the Bayoneta Trio the only players left in the minority, the alliance of six agrees that Joey will be the biggest physical threat come the merge and he is voted out next. Darcy and Axel play up to the minority, telling them to vote for Hayden on both occasions.

### On Gitanos

Cody told his Casaya Alliance that he had connections to the original Viveros tribe members at the merge. These two large alliances worked together to eliminate Sarah. This was only temporary however, as the two alliances now had to turn on each other to assert dominance. Axel, Darcy, Hunter, Hayden and Oliver were able to flip Alexis and Erinn to their side and this group of seven had the numbers to eliminate Katrina. The Casaya Alliance was unable to maintain their relationship to either Alexis or Erinn, and the Viveros Alliance began going after the Casaya Alliance. This began with Oliver, before Axel, Hayden and Hunter were systematically eliminated.

Darcy, as the last remaining member of the Casaya Alliance by the Final Seven, was the next target of the Viveros Alliance. However, she won individual immunity and forced the alliance to turn on one of their own. She wanted Domenic gone and tried getting the numbers to execute this plan, but it never eventuated and Liam was instead blindsided. After losing the next individual immunity challenge, Darcy was unanimously eliminated and the Casaya Alliance was no more.