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Esperanza
Esperanza is Yara's capital and largest city, and the heart of Castillo's regime. It is under martial law, most open streets are restricted areas, and the story only really sends you there near the end.
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- Esperanza
Good to know
- Rebels call it the "Lion's Den".
- Soldiers shoot on sight in almost every street you can reach.
- Guerrillas use the sewers under the city to move around safely.
- Its FND garrison is the regime's best, with heavy weapons, armour and new vehicles.
- Hotel Paraíso and Torre del León are its key landmarks.
- It has two FND bases and two checkpoints.
What's here
Esperanza faces the northeast coast and is the seat of Antón Castillo's government. Barricades block most of the city, and checkpoints control who gets in and out. Hotel Paraíso, which houses Castillo's office, and Torre del León both stand here.
How to get around
Treat every street as hostile. FND troops open fire on Dani as soon as they spot you, and they are the best equipped soldiers on the island. Use the sewers beneath the city to slip between areas, and expect to get lost in its maze of streets the first few times.
Missions
The story mostly keeps you out until late in the game. Operations here include La Noche de la Muerte, Paint the Town, Against the Wall and The Battle of Esperanza.
Worth knowing
Come with your best gear and resolver weapons. Clearing the city's checkpoints and FND bases gives you safe points to fall back to.
La Noche de la MuerteLa Noche de la Muerte is the opening operation of Far Cry 6, where Dani tries to flee Esperanza by boat on the night the FND locks down the city. It sets up the whole story and is where you choose Dani's gender.- Paradise LostParadise Lost opens the Esperanza endgame, with Libertad trying to kill Antón Castillo during his Independence Day speech at Hotel Paraíso. You cut the city's reinforcement routes, zipline into the hotel and storm the penthouse.
Malecón Miracle MileMalecón Miracle Mile is a Gran Premio street race through the narrow streets of Esperanza. You drive a 1950s car, so expect plenty of tight corners.
The Battle of EsperanzaThe Battle of Esperanza is the last operation of the Far Cry 6 story, where you ride into the capital with Juan and push for the Torre del León. It is a long assault through the city and the biggest fight in the game.- Insurgency: Nicolás NajarroInsurgency: Nicolás Najarro is a weekly endgame Insurgency in Esperanza, led by FND loyalist Nicolás Najarro. Loyalists are flooding the capital with propaganda, and you hunt the leader behind it.
- Insurgency: Crash MarínInsurgency: Crash Marín is a weekly endgame Insurgency in Esperanza and Lozanía, led by FND loyalist Crash Marín. An unstable disciple of Antón Castillo is trying to found a church around the fallen regime.
- Esperanza and Isla del León OperationsThe Esperanza and Isla del León operations are the final chapter of the story. Libertad brings the fight into Yara's capital and then to Antón Castillo's island stronghold.
- Paint the TownPaint the Town is a Yaran Story in Esperanza for Zenia Zayas. You deface the propaganda statues her late father made for the regime and cover them in Libertad slogans, which was his dying wish.
- The Last One To LeaveThe Last One To Leave is an Esperanza Treasure Hunt in West Lado, where you piece together what happened to a family trying to flee Yara. You restore power to open the substation holding a Desert Eagle.
- Alejo RuizAlejo Ruiz is one of Dani's friends from the orphanage, part of the plan to escape Yara by boat with Lita Torres. You only see him in the prologue, La Noche de la Muerte, in Esperanza.
- Crash MarínCrash Marín is an unstable FND base commander who wants to found a church to the Castillo regime. He leads a post-game insurgency that grabs Lozanía and even the capital, Esperanza.
- Lita TorresLita Torres is Dani's childhood friend from the orphanage and a quiet Libertad supporter. She organises the boat escape to Miami that opens the game, and her last words give Dani a reason to fight.
- MarcoMarco is the boatman who is supposed to get Dani, Lita and Alejo out of Yara to Miami in the prologue. He only appears briefly, but his knife becomes Dani's first tool for survival.
- NannyThe nanny is an elderly woman in the prologue who looks after Diego Castillo. She sneaks him onto the refugee boat, and her brave last act shows you how the regime treats dissent.
- Nicolás NajarroNicolás Najarro is a fiercely loyal FND drill sergeant who leads a post-game Insurgency to retake Esperanza. He wants to build a new national army out of the regime's leftovers, and you have to stop him.
- AR-CThe AR-C is a fast-firing rifle you unlock by finishing the A Little Birdie Told Me treasure hunt. At 900 rounds per minute with good stealth, it is one of the better general rifles, and its uniques include Urushi, The Comrade and Bliss Rifle.
- Desert EagleThe Desert Eagle is the hardest-hitting standard pistol in Far Cry 6, and you can grab it right after the prologue. Finish The Last One To Leave treasure hunt west of Esperanza and you have a sidearm that drops soldiers in very few shots.
- Cartagena ParkCartagena Park is a park in Esperanza, Yara's capital, with a bust of Gabriel Castillo. You run through it in the opening operation and come back to vandalise the bust in the Yaran Story Paint the Town.
- Esperanza East CheckpointEsperanza East Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Esperanza. Clear it for XP, a key to its locked room and a local contact who marks nearby anti-aircraft sites, ambushes and FND bases on your map.
- Esperanza South CheckpointEsperanza South Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Esperanza. Clear it for XP, a key to its locked room and a local contact who marks nearby anti-aircraft sites, ambushes and FND bases on your map.
- Fort EsperanzaFort Esperanza is one of only two FND bases in Esperanza, the capital. Taking it gives you a fast travel point inside the city and a solid batch of resources.
- Isla del LeónIsla del León is Antón Castillo's private island north of Esperanza, home to his villa. It is one of the most heavily defended places in Yara.
- La Divinidad CathedralLa Divinidad Cathedral is an FND base in Esperanza built inside Yara's oldest building. Its objective has you free a priest and keep him alive.
- Malecón Heights PlazaMalecón Heights Plaza is a seafront district of Esperanza, Yara's capital. It runs along La Costanera Highway, the coastal road you use to cross the city.
- Mercurio MecánicoMercurio Mecánico is a guerrilla hideout inside Esperanza, Yara's capital. It gives you a safe fast travel point and a workbench in the most heavily guarded part of the island.
- Ofelia Garcia ParkOfelia García Park is a park in Esperanza named after a member of the Legends of '67. Antón's regime calls her a terrorist, yet it never changed the name.
- Pablo's AlleyPablo's Alley is a district of Esperanza next to Hotel Paraíso, the building that houses Castillo's office. It is one of the city areas you move through around the regime's core.
- San Cayetano OrphanageSan Cayetano Orphanage in Esperanza is where Dani grew up, and it later serves as a Libertad hideout in the capital. It is one of the few safe spots you get in the city.
- Santa Leticia SquareSanta Leticia Square is a district in eastern Esperanza, close to La Divinidad Cathedral. You will pass through it when you work on the capital's east side.
- Cartagena ParkCartagena Park is a park in Esperanza, Yara's capital, with a bust of Gabriel Castillo. You run through it in the opening operation and come back to vandalise the bust in the Yaran Story Paint the Town.
- Coronado PrisonCoronado Prison is the Castillo regime's political prison in Esperanza. Rebels and enemies of Antón are held, tortured and executed here, and it plays a dark part in the main story.
- Esperanza East CheckpointEsperanza East Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Esperanza. Clear it for XP, a key to its locked room and a local contact who marks nearby anti-aircraft sites, ambushes and FND bases on your map.
- Esperanza South CheckpointEsperanza South Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Esperanza. Clear it for XP, a key to its locked room and a local contact who marks nearby anti-aircraft sites, ambushes and FND bases on your map.
- Hotel ParaísoHotel Paraíso is a grand 1934 hotel in Esperanza that now houses Antón Castillo's office. It is the heart of the regime and the setting for the operation Paradise Lost.
- Pablo's AlleyPablo's Alley is a district of Esperanza next to Hotel Paraíso, the building that houses Castillo's office. It is one of the city areas you move through around the regime's core.
- Torre del LeónTorre del León, the Lion's Tower, is Yara's tallest building: Antón Castillo's art deco tower in Esperanza. You can see it from almost anywhere on the island.
- Criptograma Box 1 - EsperanzaThis locked chest is the first of Esperanza's two Criptograma Chests, hidden in the capital. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - EsperanzaThis locked chest is the second of Esperanza's two Criptograma Chests, hidden in the capital. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma ChartsCriptograma Charts are the coded symbol sheets that open Criptograma Chests. Every chest needs two of its own, so you hunt down 30 charts in all to empty the 15 chests on Yara.
- Criptograma ChestsCriptograma Chests are locked guerrilla stashes of unique gear hidden near Yara's guerrilla paths. You open each one with two Criptograma Charts found nearby, and all 15 unlock That's Puzzling.
- FND CachesFND Caches are military supply boxes stashed at FND sites. They are one of your main sources of gunpowder, which you spend on weapon upgrades at the Workbench.
- Jewelry BoxesJewelry Boxes are small hidden caches that hold cosmetics such as charms, spray paint for your weapons and vehicle attachments. Grab them if you like customising Dani's gear.
- Libertad CratesLibertad Crates are guerrilla supply boxes left along Yara's guerrilla paths. They are a steady source of Supremo-Bond, which you need for gadgets and Supremo upgrades.
- Rooster: Casas del LodoThis rooster is hidden at the Casas del Lodo Residences in Esperanza, in the capital. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- RoostersRoosters are collectible fighting birds you use in the cockfighting minigame at Montero Farm. Thirteen are hidden around Yara, and finding all of them unlocks Recrooster, one of the rarest achievements.
- Treasure HuntsTreasure Hunts are puzzle missions that lead you to hidden stashes across Yara. They are the main way to get several unique weapons, plus the horse El Unicornio, so they are worth doing as you explore.
- Garin Vorona CTThe Vorona CT is the most heavily armed FND helicopter, adding a rear-mounted DShK gun to the rockets and gun pods. It is a serious threat, and a prize gunship if you can steal one.
- Petrov HS-100 EliteThe Petrov HS-100 Elite is the toughest FND tank, painted black and red with extra armor packs. It guards the capital, Esperanza, so expect to face it late in the game.
Related places
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El Este
El Este is Yara's eastern region, a wild stretch of jungle and mountains. It is where you recruit the Legends of '67 and La Moral, and Admiral Benítez and Sean McKay hold it for the regime.
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Madrugada
Madrugada is Yara's western region: tobacco farms, coast and the Montero family's home. José Castillo's air force runs it, so expect heavy anti-aircraft cover when you try to fly here.
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Valle De Oro
Valle De Oro is Yara's central region and home to Máximas Matanzas, the rebel crew led by Bicho. María Marquessa and Édgar Reyes run it for the regime.
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Checkpoints
Checkpoints are small FND roadblocks you capture for XP and intel. Each one has a locked room you open with a key earned on capture, and a local who marks nearby anti-aircraft sites, ambushes and bases.