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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- Region
Good to know
- Its three provinces are Costa del Mar, Lozanía and Aguas Lindas.
- Its six FND bases are Cortina Weather Station, F.I. Escudo Steel Plant, GDP Oil Platform, Espinosa University, FND 2nd Armored Division and Castillo Señorial Tobacco Factory.
- It has seven checkpoints and seven anti-aircraft sites.
- Montero Farm is the region's guerrilla camp.
- Four of Yara's 15 Criptograma Chests are hidden in Madrugada.
- The Blue Hole Cave, home of The Legend of La Princesa treasure hunt, is on the Costa del Mar coast.
What's here
Madrugada mixes tobacco plantations, fishing towns and airstrips. Verdera is its main town. Notable spots include José's Villa, FDA Airbase Olimpia, Casa Del Viento and several lighthouses. Hideouts Charanga, Mambo, Songo and Trova give you fast travel and a workbench across the region.
How to take it
The Monteros at Montero Farm drive the regional story, starting with Meet the Monteros. Because the air force controls the skies, clear anti-aircraft sites before you rely on helicopters or planes. The six FND bases each become fast travel points once liberated.
Worth knowing
Province borders are marked on road signs, and painted rocks show the smaller municipalities inside each province. Esperanza West Checkpoint in Aguas Lindas guards the main road into the capital.
- International Waters RelayInternational Waters Relay is a Gran Premio race in Madrugada run by boat along the coast. Sea mines line the route, so a clean line matters more than top speed.
Meet the MonterosMeet the Monteros starts the Madrugada storyline, where Philly Bárzaga sends you after Espada and you get your first taste of the Montero family's fight. It leads straight into Napoleón El Pequeño.- Four-Wheeler FuryFour-Wheeler Fury is a Gran Premio race in Madrugada on a quad bike. The track runs close to FND hot spots, so tight control matters as much as speed.
- Mud Track MadnessMud Track Madness is an off-road Gran Premio race in Madrugada, run by Yami Suárez. It is worth doing early because the first finish pays Vehicle Parts and opens up a vehicle you can claim afterwards.
Napoleón El PequeñoNapoleón El Pequeño is a Madrugada operation where Espada takes you to Cayo Villareal to hunt down a lieutenant and free prisoners. The title is a jab at José Castillo, the regime's man in Madrugada.- Biplane BlitzBiplane Blitz is a Gran Premio race in Madrugada flown in a plane. You thread a course of checkpoints in the sky against the clock.
Second SonSecond Son is a Madrugada operation where Carlos Montero plans to break a prisoner named Miguel out of a school turned prison. You steal a prisoner truck to get inside, and things go wrong once you are in.- Packing HeatPacking Heat is a Madrugada operation where Philly Bárzaga wants an FND ammo truck. You steal it and drive it to him in one piece, which is harder once the soldiers notice.
- Open SkiesOpen Skies is a Madrugada operation where you break into the FND Radar Bunker, hack its main computer and get out alive. It is a compact infiltration job with an escape at the end.
- Fly BallFly Ball is a Madrugada operation for Philly Bárzaga. You fetch a baseball pitching machine and a military fighter plane for him, and the payoff is the Beisbol.
- Justicia MonteroJusticia Montero is the final Madrugada operation. You burn the regime's modified tobacco fields and go after José Castillo, and finishing it brings the Monteros fully into Libertad.
- Cache MoneyCache Money is a Treasure Hunt in Aguas Lindas, Madrugada. The regime has locked confiscated valuables inside a military storage facility, and you break in to take them. The prize is the Sobek Special.
- Crocodile TearsCrocodile Tears is a Treasure Hunt in Aguas Lindas, Madrugada. Luis hid a stash on his crocodile farm and kept the only key on his wrist. The prize is the Surf & Turf.
- High SupplyHigh Supply is a Treasure Hunt in Lozanía, Madrugada. A stubborn FND soldier kept trying to climb a mogote to reach a lost air drop, and his note leads you to what he never got.
- Madrugada OperationsThe Madrugada operations follow the Montero family of tobacco farmers in western Yara. Their fight is against José Castillo, the region's FND commander, and his air force.
- Model CitizenModel Citizen is a Madrugada Yaran Story where Chica Núñez asks you to stop Rodrigo Lecoste, an artist who builds his sculptures out of people. It is a short hit followed by an escape from his village.
- Spur of the MomentSpur of the Moment is a Madrugada Yaran Story for Elvis Carballo, where you raid Ramón's bunker to get back the spurs he stole from Elvis's rooster Gordito. Ramón rigged the cockfight, and you settle it.
- Stealing ThunderStealing Thunder is a Yaran Story in Madrugada where you steal a military tank and bring it to a garage for an art project. It is a good excuse to take a tank for a spin.
- The Legend of La PrincesaThe Legend of La Princesa is a Madrugada Treasure Hunt in Costa del Mar, where rumour puts a treasure deep inside The Blue Hole cave. You explore the cave's secrets to find it and earn the Bait charm.
- The Mongoose and the ManThe Mongoose and the Man is a Madrugada Treasure Hunt in Costa del Mar, where you find the stash of Álvaro, a man locked in a feud with a mongoose. The prize is Lethal Dose, packed with pistol ammo.
- AdjudiCor LA-240 PSNThe LA-240 PSN is the crop-duster version of the AdjudiCor fighter, fitted with a sprayer for the PG-240 chemical used on tobacco fields. It also keeps guns, rockets and bombs.
- FND CPC-2700 "Enforcer"The Enforcer is the FND's 1989 armed coastal patrol boat, crewed by a driver and a turret gunner. It is the toughest boat you will meet on the water and the only drivable military watercraft in the game.
- Aguas LindasAguas Lindas is Madrugada's eastern province, right next to Esperanza. It has three FND bases and the checkpoint that guards the main road into the capital.
- Aguda Cliffs CheckpointAguda Cliffs Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. 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.
- Anti-Aircraft Site GammaAnti-Aircraft Site Gamma is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Madrugada and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site NuAnti-Aircraft Site Nu is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Madrugada and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site OmicronAnti-Aircraft Site Omicron is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Madrugada and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site PiAnti-Aircraft Site Pi is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Its name is easy to mix up with Phi and Psi, so check the letter on the map before you head out. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Blue AbyssThe Blue Abyss is a sea cave in Madrugada that locals tell ghost stories about. It ties into the Treasure Hunt The Legend of La Princesa, and the FND has banned swimming there.
- Castillo Señorial Tobacco FactoryCastillo Señorial Tobacco Factory is one of Madrugada's six FND bases, a tobacco works carrying the Castillo family name. Take it to clear the area, earn resources and gain a fast travel point.
- Colinas Plains CheckpointColinas Plains Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. 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.
- Cortina Weather StationCortina Weather Station is an FND base in Madrugada where the army has taken over a weather station. Download its intel, clear the guards and you gain resources and a fast travel point.
- Costa del MarCosta del Mar is the province on Madrugada's western coast. It holds two Criptograma Chests and The Blue Hole Cave, which makes it a good stop for treasure hunters.
- Hideout CharangaHideout Charanga is a guerrilla hideout in Madrugada. It gives you a safe fast travel point with a workbench and a grill, so you can resupply without going back to camp.
- Hideout SongoHideout Songo is a guerrilla hideout in Madrugada. It gives you a safe fast travel point with a workbench and a grill, so you can resupply without going back to camp.
- Hideout TrovaHideout Trova is a guerrilla hideout in Madrugada. It gives you a safe fast travel point with a workbench and a grill, so you can resupply without going back to camp.
- LozaníaLozanía is a province of Madrugada and home to the FND 2nd Armored Division base. Expect tanks and armor on the roads until you deal with it.
- Mogote Foothills CheckpointMogote Foothills Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. 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.
- Montero FarmMontero Farm is the Montero family's tobacco farm in Madrugada and Libertad's guerrilla camp in the region. It is home to Elvis's cockfighting arena and the family that leads the west's revolt.
- Palma Forest CheckpointPalma Forest Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in the Palma Forest area of Madrugada. Clear it for XP, the key to its locked room and a local who marks nearby targets on your map.
- Tobacco Valley CheckpointTobacco Valley Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. Clear it for XP, the key to its locked room and a local who marks nearby targets on your map.
- VerderaVerdera is a town in Madrugada, the region José Castillo controls. Propaganda posters and guerrilla flyers fight over it, and a rooster for your collection hides at its edge.
- Aguas LindasAguas Lindas is Madrugada's eastern province, right next to Esperanza. It has three FND bases and the checkpoint that guards the main road into the capital.
- Aguda Cliffs CheckpointAguda Cliffs Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. 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.
- Anti-Aircraft Site EtaAnti-Aircraft Site Eta is an FND flak post in Costa del Mar, Madrugada. You find it up on Pino Crest, which gives the guns a wide view of the coast below. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site GammaAnti-Aircraft Site Gamma is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Madrugada and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site NuAnti-Aircraft Site Nu is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Madrugada and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site OmicronAnti-Aircraft Site Omicron is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Wreck the gun to fly safely over this part of Madrugada and pick up the Depleted Uranium stored at the site.
- Anti-Aircraft Site PhiAnti-Aircraft Site Phi is an FND flak post in Aguas Lindas, Madrugada. Its name is easy to mix up with Pi and Psi, so check the letter on the map before you head out. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site PiAnti-Aircraft Site Pi is an FND flak post in Madrugada. Its name is easy to mix up with Phi and Psi, so check the letter on the map before you head out. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Anti-Aircraft Site TauAnti-Aircraft Site Tau is an FND flak post in Aguas Lindas, Madrugada. It protects FDA Airbase Olimpia, so it stands between you and safe flying around that airbase. Destroying it also gets you Depleted Uranium.
- Blue AbyssThe Blue Abyss is a sea cave in Madrugada that locals tell ghost stories about. It ties into the Treasure Hunt The Legend of La Princesa, and the FND has banned swimming there.
- Casa Del VientoCasa Del Viento is a hilltop resort above Verdera in Lozanía, Madrugada. You visit it in the operation Death Warrant to hunt one of José Castillo's lieutenants, and its west side has great sunset views.
- Colinas Plains CheckpointColinas Plains Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. 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.
- Costa del MarCosta del Mar is the province on Madrugada's western coast. It holds two Criptograma Chests and The Blue Hole Cave, which makes it a good stop for treasure hunters.
- Esperanza West CheckpointEsperanza West Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Aguas Lindas, Madrugada. 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.
- Ída's Refuge CheckpointÍda's Refuge Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Aguas Lindas, Madrugada. 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.
- LozaníaLozanía is a province of Madrugada and home to the FND 2nd Armored Division base. Expect tanks and armor on the roads until you deal with it.
- Mogote Foothills CheckpointMogote Foothills Checkpoint is an FND roadblock in Madrugada. 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.
- Chica NúñezChica Núñez is a Madrugada civilian who begs Libertad to stop Rodrigo Lecoste, a regime artist who turns people into statues. She gives you the Yaran Story Model Citizen, and the phone call after it has a nasty twist.
José CastilloGeneral José Castillo is Antón's nephew, the head of the air force and the man who runs Madrugada. Locals call him the Slaver for the forced labor and PG-240 spraying on his Viviro fields, and he is desperate for his uncle's approval.- RamónRamón was a Madrugada man who pumped his fighting roosters full of drugs in a hidden bunker. You find him dead there during Iván Minoso's story, along with notes on how his birds turned into monsters.
- Rodrigo LecosteRodrigo Lecoste is a regime-backed artist in Madrugada whose so-called art means pouring hot metal over living people. He is the target of the Yaran Story Model Citizen.
- Criptograma Box 1 - Aguas LindasThis locked chest is the first of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Aguas Lindas area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - LozaníaThis locked chest is the second of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Lozanía area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 3 - Costa del MarThis locked chest is the third of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Costa del Mar area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 4 - Costa del MarThis locked chest is the fourth of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Costa del Mar 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: Elvis CarballoThis Madrugada rooster comes from Elvis Carballo at Montero Farm rather than from a hiding spot. Earn it to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 roosters.
- Rooster: Montero Farm arenaThis rooster is hidden at the Montero Farm arena in Madrugada, in the Mogote Foothills. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- Rooster: Serpentino ParkThis rooster is hidden at Serpentino Park in Madrugada, near the Cortina River. Pick it up to add another fighter to your cockfighting roster and tick off one of the 13 collectible roosters.
- Rooster: VerderaThis rooster is hidden at Verdera in Madrugada, on the east edge of Verdera. 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.
Related places
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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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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.
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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.