Specifically, the series is in Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo National Park near the more popular Tikal National Park, located in northern Guatemala. A preview of the show's location was shown during the finale of Survivor: Palau. The season premiered on September 15, 2005 on CBS. The finale was on Sunday, December 11, 2005 on CBS. Danni Boatwright won the million dollars as sole survivor. This season also features the return of Palau contestants Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard.

In this season, the second of the early stages of the future Exile Island was completed. After the merge, production placed a tiny immunity idol in the Xhakum tribe. Gary Hogeboom found it up in a tree, protecting him for that Tribal Council. Unlike future seasons, this idol could only be used before the vote instead of after, and once it was exposed, it wouldn't be used anymore. However, it could be used until the Final 4.

This season is been talked about as one of the toughest seasons for a group of castaways. According to Jeff Probst, temperatures appeared to be well over 110 degrees with high humidity, as he talked about it during some of the competitions. Challenges like the 11-mile hike through the jungle and Mayan basketball showed how exhausted all the castaways were. In Day 1, many of the Nakúm men all were sick after the hike, and had a tough time recovering.

The tribes were Yaxhá (wearing blue) and Nakúm (wearing yellow). The ten members merged into the Xhakúm tribe (wearing red)marking the 3rd time that all names in previous tribe were blended into one.

The contestants arrived on June 22nd and began filming on June 27th. Filming ended on August 4th and contestants returned home August 5th. (Source from Survivor Fever

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