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.
- Type
- Region
Good to know
- Its provinces are Balaceras, Cruz Del Salvador, Noventarmas and Barrial.
- It is the only region with railways, now mostly unused cargo lines.
- It has five FND bases, eight checkpoints and nine anti-aircraft sites.
- Camp Máximas is the region's guerrilla camp.
- Segunda, Yara's second-largest city, is here.
- The name nods to Oros, the setting of Far Cry Primal.
What's here
Farmland, resorts, ruins and the city of Segunda. Notable sites include the Castillo National Zoo, El Cacique Ruins, the Marquessa Rum Distillery and Santa María Airport. Hideouts Conjunto, Danzón, Descarga, Montuno and Timba spread fast travel across the region.
How to take it
The Máximas Matanzas story runs from Camp Máximas. Missions such as Hype Bomb, Bottle Episode and Radio Libertad target María's propaganda machine. Clear the nine anti-aircraft sites before you lean on aircraft.
Worth knowing
A military academy sits in the far north of the region, with the army's tank training ground a little to the south. Four Criptograma Chests are hidden here. Province borders show on road signs, and painted rocks mark the smaller municipalities inside each province.
Meet Máximas MatanzasMeet Máximas Matanzas opens the Valle De Oro storyline, where you race the FND to find a band of rebel artists and free their leader Talía. It introduces the Máximas Matanzas and sets up their camp as your regional base.
Precious CargoPrecious Cargo is a Valle De Oro operation for Bembé Álvarez where you free a man named Rafael and a group of refugees, then get them to Bembé's truck. Expect a firefight before the escort part.
Re-EducationRe-Education is a Valle De Oro operation where Talía sends you to break Dr. Matías Alonso out of the True Yaran Academy. You then keep him alive while he works and defend the academy from the FND.- Horsing Around DerbyHorsing Around Derby is a Gran Premio race in Valle De Oro run on horseback. The narrow paths and tight turns punish a rider who goes too fast.
Hype BombHype Bomb is a Valle De Oro operation for Bicho of Máximas Matanzas. You drop leaflet bombs on Segunda and hijack María Marquessa's billboards to spread the band's message.- V8 Victory LapV8 Victory Lap is a Gran Premio race in Valle De Oro, run in a V8 hot rod through the streets of Noventarmas. It is one of the faster road races, and the first finish pays Vehicle Parts.
- Guerrilla RadioGuerrilla Radio is a Valle De Oro operation where you seize Marquessa Villa for a Máximas Matanzas broadcast. Then you defend the speakers, antenna and lights while the regime tries to shut the show down.
- Walking on Water WipeoutWalking on Water Wipeout is a hovercraft Gran Premio race in Valle De Oro. Hovercraft drift a lot, so this one is more about control than top speed.
FirebrandFirebrand is a Valle De Oro operation for Talía Benavídez and Máximas Matanzas. You wreck María Marquessa's trucks and billboards, hit her rum distillery and topple a statue of Antón Castillo.- Unlicensed Cab RideUnlicensed Cab Ride is a Gran Premio race in Valle De Oro where you drive one of Yara's croc taxis. The taxi is slow and top-heavy, which is exactly the joke.
- Lost and FoundLost and Found is a Valle De Oro operation where Paolo goes missing and you go looking for him with Bicho. It runs across several sites in the region and ends with one blunt instruction: stay alive.
- InterventionIntervention is a Valle De Oro operation for Paolo de la Vega. Bicho of Máximas Matanzas has gone missing, and you search his usual haunts across the region to find him.
- Surgical ExtractionSurgical Extraction is a Valle De Oro operation where you get antibiotics for Dr. Matías Alonso and then hunt down the scientist Sergio Estévez. The chase runs from his villa office to a marina.
- And The Beat Goes On...And The Beat Goes On... is a Treasure Hunt in Cruz del Salvador, Valle De Oro. You search a flooded, abandoned nightclub for its DJ booth. The stash holds a 1911 pistol and a USB song.
- Liquid CourageLiquid Courage is a Valle De Oro Treasure Hunt at a brewery in Noventarmas, where you track down the missing owner and his hidden stash. It pays out the Into Orbit weapon, so it is worth doing if you like rocket launchers.
- Shock TherapyShock Therapy is a comic Yaran Story in Valle De Oro. A self-styled guru puts Dani through a five-and-a-half step program to realign their chakras, and every step is sillier than the last.
- Stealing HomeStealing Home is a Yaran Story in Valle De Oro about the late baseball star Freddy Fonseca Sr. The army stripped his shrine of his gear, and getting it back recruits his son, Freddy Fonseca Jr., to Libertad.
Sword-Crossed LoversSword-Crossed Lovers is a Valle De Oro Treasure Hunt in Barrial, built around two dueling pirate lovers and their treasure in a skull-shaped cave. It rewards La Petite Mort and the X Marks The Spot charm.- Tanks for the LikesTanks for the Likes is a Valle De Oro Yaran Story where vlogger Colton "CBSavage" Blake wants you to film him showing off during an FND tank exercise. You shoot the video and upload it.
- The Missing MuseThe Missing Muse is a Valle De Oro Treasure Hunt at a marina in Cruz del Salvador, where a poet named Ambrosio hid clues to his lost love Rosa in his poems. Solve them to win the Dark Tech Mask.
- The Truest YaranThe Truest Yaran is a Valle De Oro Treasure Hunt at a power station in Noventarmas, where the manager fired anyone who stepped into her office. You clear blocked pipes to get in and claim The True Loyalist.
- Valle De Oro OperationsThe Valle De Oro operations team Dani with Máximas Matanzas, a guerrilla group of young artists and activists in central Yara. María Marquessa and Édgar Reyes run the region.
- Wing and a PrayerWing and a Prayer is a Valle De Oro Yaran Story where you rescue a captured guerrilla and then free Marisol at the sugar mill ruins. It is part of Isabela and Marisol's story.
- Anti-Aircraft Site AlphaAnti-Aircraft Site Alpha is an FND flak post in Valle De Oro. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Valle De Oro and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site KappaAnti-Aircraft Site Kappa is an FND flak post in Valle De Oro. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Valle De Oro and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site OmegaAnti-Aircraft Site Omega is an FND flak post in Valle De Oro. It guards Noventarmas International Airport, one of the big FND air hubs in Valle De Oro. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Arroz Flatlands CheckpointArroz Flatlands Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Azúcar PlantationAzúcar Plantation is a sugar plantation in Valle De Oro, the farming heartland of Yara. You pass through it in the Máximas Matanzas operation Precious Cargo, and an Honor Idol can be found on the grounds.
- BalacerasBalaceras is a province of Valle De Oro and home to Camp Máximas, the guerrilla camp of Máximas Matanzas. Expect to spend a lot of time here during the region's story.
- BarrialBarrial is Valle De Oro's northern coastal province, east of Esperanza. It hosts the FND Special Forces Base and four anti-aircraft sites, so it is a tough area to fly over.
- Cape Santa María CheckpointCape Santa María Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Cielo Gardens CheckpointCielo Gardens Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Cruz del SalvadorCruz del Salvador is the province of Valle De Oro that holds Segunda, Yara's second-largest city. Santa María Airport and the ¡Danza! Cave treasure hunt are here too.
- Diamante Checkpoint EDiamante Checkpoint E is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Diamante Checkpoint WDiamante Checkpoint W is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Dulce Sugar MillDulce Sugar Mill is an FND base in Valle De Oro. The old mill now produces Viviro and holds hostages, so freeing them is part of the job alongside clearing the guards.
- FerozaFeroza is a town in western Valle De Oro, close to the María Marquessa Productions FND base. It is a useful landmark when you head out to raid the regime's TV studio.
- Fort Santa MaríaFort Santa María is one of Valle De Oro's five FND bases. Clear it to push the army out of the area, collect resources and unlock a fast travel point in central Yara.
- Hideout DanzónHideout Danzón is a guerrilla hideout in Valle De Oro. It gives you a safe fast travel point with a workbench and a grill, so you can resupply without going back to camp.
- Hideout MontunoHideout Montuno is a guerrilla hideout in Valle De Oro. It gives you a safe fast travel point with a workbench and a grill, so you can resupply without going back to camp.
- María Marquessa ProductionsMaría Marquessa Productions is an FND base in Valle De Oro: the regime's TV and propaganda studio, with hostages inside. Free them and take the site for resources and a fast travel point.
- NoventarmasNoventarmas is a province of Valle De Oro. It holds Taíno Peak Relay Station, a target in Radio Libertad, and one of the region's Criptograma Chests.
- Yaran Marine MaintenanceYaran Marine Maintenance is an FND base at a dry dock near Esperanza, in Valle De Oro. It is a naval stronghold, so take it for resources and a fast travel point close to the capital.
- Anti-Aircraft Site AlphaAnti-Aircraft Site Alpha is an FND flak post in Valle De Oro. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Valle De Oro and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site BetaAnti-Aircraft Site Beta is an FND flak post in Noventarmas, Valle De Oro. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Valle De Oro and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site DeltaAnti-Aircraft Site Delta is an FND flak post in Barrial, Valle De Oro. It stands close to Orquídea Villa, so clearing it opens the sky around the villa too. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site EpsilonAnti-Aircraft Site Epsilon is an FND flak post in Cruz del Salvador, Valle De Oro. It guards Santa María Airport, so take it out before you try to fly anything from that area. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site KappaAnti-Aircraft Site Kappa is an FND flak post in Valle De Oro. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Valle De Oro and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site MuAnti-Aircraft Site Mu is an FND flak post in Barrial, Valle De Oro. It shields the Biovida Lab Facilities in Barrial, which makes it worth hitting before any work in that area. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site OmegaAnti-Aircraft Site Omega is an FND flak post in Valle De Oro. It guards Noventarmas International Airport, one of the big FND air hubs in Valle De Oro. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site SigmaAnti-Aircraft Site Sigma is an FND flak post in Barrial, Valle De Oro. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Valle De Oro and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site UpsilonAnti-Aircraft Site Upsilon is an FND flak post in Barrial, Valle De Oro. It is the most northerly anti-aircraft site on the four mainland regions. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Arroz Flatlands CheckpointArroz Flatlands Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Azúcar PlantationAzúcar Plantation is a sugar plantation in Valle De Oro, the farming heartland of Yara. You pass through it in the Máximas Matanzas operation Precious Cargo, and an Honor Idol can be found on the grounds.
- BalacerasBalaceras is a province of Valle De Oro and home to Camp Máximas, the guerrilla camp of Máximas Matanzas. Expect to spend a lot of time here during the region's story.
- BarrialBarrial is Valle De Oro's northern coastal province, east of Esperanza. It hosts the FND Special Forces Base and four anti-aircraft sites, so it is a tough area to fly over.
- BioVida Lab FacilitiesThe BioVida Lab Facilities are El Doctor's labs in Barrial, Valle De Oro. You raid them in Angel De La Muerte, the last Valle De Oro operation, so come ready for poison.
- Camp MáximasCamp Máximas is the guerrilla camp of Máximas Matanzas in Balaceras, Valle De Oro. It is your home base in the region and the start point for several operations, including Guerrilla Radio and Re-Education.
- Cape Santa María CheckpointCape Santa María Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Chancletas ResortChancletas Resort is a seaside resort at Muerte Point in Barrial, Valle De Oro. Come here for Impact Driver, the unique MG42 sitting in a locked courtyard.
- Cielo Gardens CheckpointCielo Gardens Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Cruz del SalvadorCruz del Salvador is the province of Valle De Oro that holds Segunda, Yara's second-largest city. Santa María Airport and the ¡Danza! Cave treasure hunt are here too.
- Del Toro CheckpointDel Toro Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Noventarmas, Valle De Oro. 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.
- Diamante Checkpoint EDiamante Checkpoint E is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- Diamante Checkpoint WDiamante Checkpoint W is an FND roadblock in Valle De Oro. 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.
- NoventarmasNoventarmas is a province of Valle De Oro. It holds Taíno Peak Relay Station, a target in Radio Libertad, and one of the region's Criptograma Chests.
- True Yaran AcademyThe True Yaran Academy is María Marquessa's re-education center in Cielo Gardens, Noventarmas. You storm it in the operation Re-Education, and a unique sniper rifle waits nearby.
- Colton "CBSavage" BlakeColton "CBSavage" Blake is an American vlogger who flies into a war zone chasing views. He gives you the Yaran Story Tanks for the Likes at the FND tank range in Valle de Oro.
- Édgar ReyesDr. Édgar Reyes, known as El Doctor, is the scientist behind Viviro and the poison PG-240, and the main villain you hunt in Valle De Oro. He runs Biovida and treats Antón Castillo personally, while experimenting on prisoners in secret.
- María MarquessaMaría Marquessa is Yara's Minister of Culture and the glamorous face of Antón Castillo's regime. She is one of the main villains of Valle De Oro, and she runs the True Yaran Academy where dissidents are broken.
- Matías AlonsoMatías Alonso is the doctor who treats the wounded of Máximas Matanzas in Valle De Oro. He lost his medical licence for treating Outcasts, and you break him out of the True Yaran Academy so he can work for the resistance.
- Paolo de la VegaPaolo de la Vega is one of the two leaders of Máximas Matanzas, the music-driven rebel group of Valle De Oro. He makes the beats while his girlfriend Talía raps, and his army past makes him the group's tactician.
- Paz "Bicho" DuartePaz "Bicho" Duarte is the third member of Máximas Matanzas and its loud, eager sidekick. An underground DJ from Mexico, he hands out several of the Valle De Oro missions and handles the group's radio stunts.
- Rafael MerreroRafael Merrero is a black market forger who makes visas, and Bembé Álvarez sends you to him during Precious Cargo. You have to save him from an FND sergeant before he can do the job.
- Sergio EstévezSergio Estévez is Dr. Édgar Reyes's top scientist at Biovida and a pampered regime favourite in Valle De Oro. You chase him down in Surgical Extraction because he knows where El Doctor is hiding.
- Talía BenavídezTalía Benavídez is the lead rapper and co-leader of Máximas Matanzas in Valle De Oro. She fights the regime with music and direct action, and she has a personal score to settle with María Marquessa.
- Yanny DábolosDr. Yanny Dábolos is a therapist who tends bar at the El Sorbo Lounge in Valle De Oro. His Yaran Story Shock Therapy puts Dani through a silly five-and-a-half step program to realign Dani's chakras.
- Criptograma Box 1 - BarrialThis locked chest is the first of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Barrial area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - Cruz del SalvadorThis locked chest is the second of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Cruz del Salvador area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 3 - NoventarmasThis locked chest is the third of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Noventarmas area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 4 - BalacerasThis locked chest is the fourth of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Balaceras area. 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.
- Oluwa IdolsOluwa Idols are idols of Ída, Okú and Mimo Abosi, the three Oluwa spirits of Yaran folk faith. They tie into the Yaran Story Triada Blessings, so they are worth chasing for the Triador Supremo.
- Rooster: Botanical GardensThis Valle De Oro rooster is on a chicken farm just south of the Botanical Gardens of Yara. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- Rooster: Castillo National ZooThis rooster is hidden at Castillo National Zoo in Valle De Oro, in Castillo National Zoo. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- Rooster: Muerte PointThis rooster is hidden at a gated community west of Muerte Point in Valle De Oro, west of Muerte Point. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- Rooster: Segunda ranchThis rooster is hidden at a ranch in Segunda in Valle De Oro, on the west edge of Segunda. 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.
- CrocodileCrocodiles lurk in Yara's swamps and rivers and will chase you onto dry land. There are two kinds, the small, quick Yaran crocodile and the big, slow American crocodile, and both are worth hunting for trade materials.
- VenodienteVenodiente is a glowing, mutated crocodile in Valle De Oro that escaped a crocodile reserve after exposure to a chemical dump. It shrugs off bullets but burns well, and its leather trades for unique gear.
Related places
- Checkpoint
Anti-Aircraft Sites
Anti-Aircraft Sites are FND flak posts that shoot down any aircraft flying over their patch of Yara. Destroying them opens the sky for flying and Air Drop, and they are your main source of Depleted Uranium for Supremos and Resolver weapons.
- Checkpoint
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.
- Region
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.
- Region
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.