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La Mina​​, known informally as the Older Men, is a tribe from Survivor: Panama.

Though originally comprised by middle-aged men, La Mina is often associated to its post-switch iteration which despite having a cohesive unit, proved weaker in the challenges compared to Casaya, putting them at a numbers disadvantage after the merge. Their tribe color is orange.

Members[]

Bruce Kanegai
57, Simi Valley, CA
Art teacher
S12 bruce t
Dan Barry
51, South Hadley, MA
Astronaut
S12 dan t
Shane Powers
34, Los Angeles, CA
Marketing executive
S12 shane t
Terry Deitz
46, Simsbury, CT
Pilot
S12 terry t

 Austin Carty
    
S12 austin t
 Dan Barry
    
S12 dan t
 Misty Giles
    
S12 misty t
 Nick Stanbury
    
S12 nick t
 Sally Schumann
    
S12 sally t
 Terry Deitz
    
S12 terry t

Tribe History[]

The Older Men[]

As the game began with four tribes divided by gender and by age, it was the La Mina tribe that was consisted of the older men. At the first Reward Challenge, Terry was selected to compete for the tribe and won first place, winning flint. While Terry, Dan Barry and Bruce Kanegai bonded over setting up camp, Shane Powers, the youngest of the tribe, struggled to fit in while facing nicotime withdrawal symptoms. On the first night, Dan and Terry exchanged personal stories, with Dan sharing he used to be an astronaut and Terry working as a pilot. The two formed an alliance.

Any strategy in La Mina was put on hold after they finished second at the first Immunity Challenge on Day 3.

The New La Mina[]

On Day 4, Viveros and Bayoneta were dissolved, which was followed by a tribe switch, meaning the Older Men were no more. The tribe switch had Dan and Terry remain in the tribe along with ex-Viveros members Austin Carty and Nick Stanbury, ex-Bayoneta members Misty Giles and Sally Schumann, and ex-Casaya member Ruth Marie Milliman. Almost immediately, the men of the tribe formed a tight alliance. The tribe won the Immunity Challenge.

La Mina continued their winning streak by winning the Reward Challenge in "Crazy Fights, Snake Dinners", but lost the Immunity Challenge, sending La Mina to their first Tribal Council. Before Tribal Council, Nick and Austin made an alliance with Sally and Misty, while Dan and Terry made an alliance with Ruth Marie. Dan and Terry managed to convince Austin and Nick to go against their new alliance and vote off Misty for her strategic gameplay.

La Mina lost the next Reward Challenge and the next Immunity Challenge. The men's alliance deemed Ruth Marie to be too much of a physical liability and she was voted off. La Mina's losing streak continued, losing the Reward Challenge in "For Cod's Sake". They were able to win the Immunity Challenge though. In "Salvation and Desertion", Casaya won the combined Reward and Immunity Challenge and won the right to choose a member from La Mina to be sent to Exile Island, thus becoming safe at Tribal Council. Casaya chose Sally under the accurate belief that La Mina had an all-male alliance. Since Sally was safe from Tribal Council, the men's alliance was forced to turn on itself. After a tough decision, Dan was unanimously voted out as his performance at the immunity challenge was blamed for the tribe's defeat, though his tribemates saluted him on his way out.

On Day 16, La Mina and Casaya merged into Gitanos. The former La Mina members went into the merge with a 6-4 disadvantage.

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Exiled Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish
1 Skull Crush Reward Bruce,
Dan, Shane
1st None Tribe Immune
4x4 Immunity None 2nd
Tribes Switched, Day 4
2 A Reptile Dysfunction Reward None Won Bruce1 Tribe Immune
Anchor Management Immunity None Won
3 Cross Fire Reward None Won None Misty
(5-2)
3rd Voted Out
Day 8
Battle Dig Immunity None Lost
4 Puzzle Paranoia Reward None Lost None Ruth Marie
(4-2)
4th Voted Out
Day 11
Sea Level, Tree Level Immunity None Lost
5 For Cod's Sake Reward None Lost Terry Tribe Immune
Buried at Sea Immunity Won
6 In-Cog-Neato Reward/Immunity None Lost Sally2 Dan
(3-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 15
Tribes Merged, Day 16
Notes:
^1 Due to the odd number of players at the time of the tribe switch, Bruce, the person not drafted onto a tribe, was exiled and rejoined the game as a member of Casaya, replacing Melinda and evening the tribes at 7-7.
^2 After winning the Immunity Challenge, Casaya was given the opportunity to send one member of La Mina to Exile Island, allowing them to abstain from Tribal Council. Casaya exiled Sally.

Voting History[]

Original
Tribes
Switched Tribes
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
Voted Out Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
S12 misty t
Misty
S12 ruthmarie t
Ruth Marie
Tribe
Immune
S12 dan t
Dan
Tribes
Merged
Vote 5-2 4-2 3-1
Terry Misty Ruth Marie Dan
Shane On Casaya
Bruce Exiled1 On Casaya
Sally On Bayoneta Ruth Marie Ruth Marie Exiled2
Austin On Viveros Misty Ruth Marie Dan
Nick On Viveros Misty Ruth Marie Dan
Dan Misty Sally Austin
Ruth Marie On Casaya Misty Sally
Misty On Bayoneta Ruth Marie
Notes:
^1 Due to the odd number of players at the time of the tribe switch, Bruce, the person not drafted onto a tribe, was sent to Exile Island and rejoined the game as a member of Casaya, replacing Melinda and evening the tribes at 7-7.
^2 For winning the Immunity Challenge, Casaya was given the opportunity to send one player to Exile Island, exempting them from Tribal Council. They chose Sally.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In a rather interesting coincidence, each of the four starting tribes have produced a representative in the final four. Terry Deitz became the representative for La Mina.

References[]

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