San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
A second Blood vs. Water season that became a revenge story after an early, gut-punch twist of fate.
Sole Survivor
Natalie Anderson
Won the jury 5-2-1
- Year
- 2014
- Location
- Nicaragua
- Format
- Blood vs. Water
- Days
- 39 days
- Castaways
- 18
- Grand prize
- $1,000,000
- Jury vote
- 5-2-1
Also read at the Final Tribal Council
How Natalie Anderson won
After her twin and then her closest ally were blindsided out, Natalie went on a one-woman tear — playing idols and engineering blindsides to avenge them and seize the win.
In context
Era
The New School Era
2010–2020
Timeline
29th of 50
Aired 2014
Filming
Nicaragua
3rd of 4 seasons filmed here
Starting tribes
The 2 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.
Named after Coyopa, a Mayan god (of thunder/lightning).
Named after Hunahpu, one of the Mayan Hero Twins.
At the merge · they became Huyopa — Merge tribe — a portmanteau of the two starting tribes Hunahpu and Coyopa.
Also filmed in Nicaragua
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Common questions
- Who won Survivor San Juan del Sur?
- Natalie Anderson won Survivor: San Juan del Sur (Season 29, 2014), taking the jury vote 5-2-1.
- Where was Survivor Season 29 filmed?
- Survivor: San Juan del Sur was filmed in Nicaragua.
- When did Survivor Season 29 air?
- Survivor: San Juan del Sur aired in 2014 and ran 39 days.
- Who were the finalists in Survivor San Juan del Sur?
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“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
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