Survivor: San Juan del Sur

Survivor: San Juan del Sur - Blood vs. Water, also known as Survivor: San Juan del Sur, is the 29th season of Survivor.

Production
The theme and name of the season were announced at the reunion show of. The production flew back to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, where and  were filmed. Filming began June 2 and will finish on July 10.

Originally, the season was set to have a 20-player cast. However, 48 hours prior to the start of filming, a member of pair failed a medical examination, thus dropping the cast to 18 and leaving an uneven number of males and females for the first time since.

Twists/Changes

 * Blood vs Water: Nine pairs of castaways, each with a pre-existing relationship, will compete against each other for the million dollar prize. Unlike the first Blood vs Water season, this season will have an all-new cast. Additionally, unlike, Redemption Island will not appear in the season.

Trivia

 * Basing from the logo, the theme of the season appears to be inspired by Mesoamerican culture (predominantly, Aztec).
 * According to Jeff Probst, two people couldn't play for medical reasons 48 hours before the start of the game, make them drop from 20 to 18 castaways and an uneven number of male and female contestants.
 * This will be the first season since to have an uneven number of male and female castaways.