La Joya
La Joya is El Este's industrial heart, where McKay Global runs the chemical plants and mines. Heavy PG-240 use has polluted much of it, and it is the main battleground for the Legends and La Moral.
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- Region
- El Este
Good to know
- The name means "The Jewel" in Spanish.
- It holds Gabriel Castillo Airport, La Joya Refinery and Santos Espinosa Dam.
- Its FND bases are CCE Electrical Station 31 and McKay Global Acid Plant.
- Catalina Ridge and Mirador Cape are its checkpoints.
- Hideout Guaracha is its only guerrilla hideout.
- Surgical Strike, The Deported, Tourist Trap and Weapon of Choice are set here.
What's here
Refineries, pipelines, drill sites, docks and the island's main airport. Much of the land is contaminated by PG-240, and McKay Global's offices, gates and supply depots dot the region.
Who runs it
Sean McKay set up shop here, and his facilities became prime targets for the Legends of '67 and La Moral. Both groups join Libertad to take La Joya back.
Military targets
You face two FND bases, CCE Electrical Station 31 and McKay Global Acid Plant, plus two checkpoints. McKay's many industrial sites are guarded too, so expect a fight almost everywhere.
Worth knowing
Hideout Guaracha is your only hideout in the region. Unlock it early for a safe fast travel point among the factories.
- Insurgency: Perseus PérezInsurgency: Perseus Pérez is a weekly endgame Insurgency in La Joya, led by FND loyalist Perseus Pérez. A self-styled Kingmaker of Yaran Deals may be bankrolling an FND comeback.
- Pipeline Views TourPipeline Views Tour is a quad bike Gran Premio race through the La Joya mining country in El Este. It is a short, twisty course, and the first finish pays Vehicle Parts.
Weapon of ChoiceWeapon of Choice is an El Este operation for Yelena Morales where you break into McKay's La Joya Refinery, hack its control terminal and trigger a manual override. It ends with an escape from the refinery.- Insurgency: Meagan MaxiaInsurgency: Meagan Maxia is a weekly endgame Insurgency in La Joya and Sierra Perdida, led by FND loyalist Meagan Maxia. A bodybuilding former lieutenant is leading attacks on El Este.
Surgical StrikeSurgical Strike is an El Este operation for Lucky Mama where you knock out the poison sub-stations and then cripple McKay's chemical plant at La Joya. You guard Yelena while she hacks the system, then destroy the main filter.- The DeportedThe Deported is the El Este finale, where you torch Castillo's gasoline reserves at La Joya Port and chase Sean McKay onto a cargo ship. It is a loud, multi-part operation with ships to sink.
- The Long DropThe Long Drop is an El Este Treasure Hunt at a dam in La Joya, where the regime made dam workers store military supplies on site. You reach the stash and take Excavation Execution along with shotgun ammo.
- Catalina Ridge CheckpointCatalina Ridge Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in La Joya, El Este. 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.
- Mirador Cape CheckpointMirador Cape Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in La Joya, El Este. 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.
- Santos Espinosa DamThe Santos Espinosa Dam in La Joya still carries the name of the man who led the 1967 revolution. The regime brands him a traitor but never renamed his dam.
- Catalina Ridge CheckpointCatalina Ridge Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in La Joya, El Este. 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.
- CCE Electrical Station 31CCE Electrical Station 31 is an FND base at a power station in La Joya, El Este. Take it to break the army's hold on the area, earn resources and add a fast travel point.
- Hideout GuarachaHideout Guaracha is a guerrilla hideout in La Joya, El Este. It gives you a safe fast travel point with a workbench and a grill, so you can resupply without going back to camp.
- McKay Global Acid PlantMcKay Global Acid Plant is an FND base in La Joya, El Este, and a big piece of Sean McKay's business. Take it to hurt his operation, earn resources and unlock a fast travel point.
- McKay Global Drill Site DMcKay Global Drill Site D is an abandoned dig in La Joya and the home of Mimo Abosi's Triada Relic treasure hunt. Finding the relic here moves the Triada Blessings story forward.
- Mirador Cape CheckpointMirador Cape Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in La Joya, El Este. 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.
- Criptograma Box 4 - La JoyaThis locked chest is the fourth of El Este's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the La Joya area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Rooster: La Joya PDP OfficesThis rooster is hidden at the La Joya Local PDP Offices in El Este, on Mirador Cape. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- USB SongsUSB Songs are collectible music sticks hidden around Yara. Each one adds a track to the radio in any vehicle you drive, and finding 15 unlocks That's My Jam.
- Meagan MaxiaMeagan Maxia is a former Castillo lieutenant and champion bodybuilder who leads an FND Insurgency in La Joya and Sierra Perdida after the main story. She is a heavy gunner who hides behind deployable shields.
- Perseus PérezPerseus Pérez is a businessman who calls himself the Kingmaker of Yaran Deals and leads a post-game FND Insurgency in La Joya. He is a sniper who carries a shotgun for anyone who gets close.
- Sean McKaySean McKay is a Canadian billionaire, the CEO of McKay Global and the main villain of El Este. He runs the regime's industry there, profits from slave labour, and brags about toppling other countries' governments.
Related places
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FND Bases
FND Bases are Far Cry 6's outposts: military or utility sites you capture from the army. Yara has 21 of them, and each one you take becomes a fast travel point and pays out resources.
- Region
Sierra Perdida
Sierra Perdida, Spanish for Lost Mountain, is El Este's jungle province and home to the Legends of '67. Admiral Benítez also runs her El Este headquarters from Fontana Fort here.
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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.
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