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‘Road Rules’ pushes limits in South America

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Season 13 of “Road Rules” won’t just be another six young-adult archetypes in an RV. This time, it’s “X-Treme.”

No, really — it’s right there in the title of the series, “Road Rules X-Treme in South America.”

The six Roadies for this edition of the long-running MTV series — which premieres tonight at 10 — will take their X-Treme RV through Argentina and Chile. Along the way, they’ll face challenges like rappelling down a 210-foot waterfall and bungee-jumping over an active volcano.

Here are brief bios of the contestants:

• Derrick, the son of Polish immigrants, was captain of his high school football, baseball and basketball teams despite standing only 5-foot-6. He coaches youth football and favors short-term relationships.

• Ibis, a “spunky little firecracker,” was born in Puerto Rico and moved with her family to Florida at age 10. Now 19, she attends Mass every Sunday.

• Kina, 20, is tired of men constantly wanting her and women always being jealous. Although often accused of being self-centered, she “also has an extremely compassionate side.”

• Patrick, 20, attends an Ivy League school, where he’s a wrestler and is majoring in biology with the hope of becoming a surgeon and providing for his single mother.

• Daniel has a boyfriend of 10 months but says he’s still attracted to women as well. The 21-year-old lives with his mom and “prides himself on his masculinity.”

• Jodi, the oldest member of the group at 23, has a “work hard, play hard” philosophy and prefers sports and cars over more typically girly things.