Astrid & Aleja

Astrid & Aleja
Team Profile
Hometown:	Medellín, Colombia
Relation:	Married
Legs Competed:	6
Legs Won:	0
Placement:	7th
Average Position:	7.00
RoadblockCount:	Astrid: 4 Aleja: 5
CountriesRaced:

Astrid Elena Velásquez Aristizabal and Alejandra "Aleja" Velásquez Aristizabal are a team of Sisters on The Amazing Race 5 (Latin America).

Profile

Astrid

• Age: 34
• Hometown: Medellín, Colombia
• Occupation: Studied Chemical Engineering, Technology in Marketing and Business Administration

Aleja

• Age: 28
• Hometown: Medellín, Colombia
• Occupation: Staff coordinator; Studied English and Metalworking

The Amazing Race 5 (Latin America)

Race History

Astrid & Aleja's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Colombia	No Detour	Aleja	10 of 11
2	2	Colombia	No Detour	Aleja	5 of 10	[1]
				Astrid
3	3	Colombia	No Detour	Astrid	6 of 9	[2]
				Aleja
4	4	Colombia → Peru	Entregar / Observar	Astrid	7 of 9	[3]
5	5	Peru	Fuerzas Especiales / Paracaidistas	Aleja	7 of 9ϵ	[4][5]
6	6	Peru → Curaçao	No Detour	Aleja	7 of 7	[6]
				Astrid
				Average	7.00
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
Notes: 1: Leg 2 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out of the first Roadblock would have to perform the second. 2: Leg 3 also had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out of the first Roadblock would have to perform the second. 3: Astrid & Aleja initially arrived 6th, however they received a 15-minute penalty for traveling by mototaxi instead of by taxi to the Club Deportivo Caza y Pesca as instructed on the clue. This dropped them to 7th. 4: Astrid & Aleja used their Express Pass given to them by Evelyn & Jorge to bypass an additional task in the Club Universitario de Regatas during Leg 5. 5: Astrid & Aleja originally arrived in 7th, however they received a 1-hour penalty for failing to complete the Roadblock. Since other teams also received penalties, their placement remained unchanged. 6: Leg 6 also had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out of the first Roadblock would have to perform the second.