The contestants leave Miami for Quito, Ecuador. The morning after they arrive, they head to Cotopaxi National Park and face a Detour. The racers can choose either Wrangle It, in which they must help lasso a wild horse and groom it, or Recover It, in which they must search a field for three items that are missing from a historical uniform. The first team to arrive has time on its side, but the chosen task is more difficult than it initially seemed. Meanwhile, some of the other teams have problems of their own as they struggle to find the national park.