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| - Isla de la Fortelaza is, according to Fiona, an island on which was a castle built by Franciscan Friars who first settled in the region during the 16th century (1501-1600). In the game, the fortress has since been converted into its namesake military fortress, under the disposal of General Carmona. Large amounts of 105mm artillery pieces are stationed on the island but they seem to be there mostly for intimidation and decoration as all the cannons have terrible firing angles, all of the emplaced explosive weaponry are more self-destructive to the fortifications much more efficiently than defensive. The island is crescent shaped with the gap on the south side, it can be accessed either by going straight in that gap by sea or by two small paths on the East and West side of the island. There are three large main structures on the island: the tower, the bridge and the fort. A dirt road travels around the island running from the tower all the way to the fort. Along this road there are seven barracks split up in four small bases with alarms. There is a dock on the Northern side of the inner bay with a reinforced concrete barrack. There are also sections of an destroyed wall surrounding the island. The island is restricted VZ territory and heavily occupied and heavily defended by Venezuelan troops. Several Piranha Patrol Boats spawn around the island as well as a Crocodile Gunboat to the North East and one to the South East. The entrance is guarded by a third Crocodile Gunboat, behind it are numerous floating sea mines (which the gunboat often runs into). There are two small bunkers on the Southern tips of the crescent shaped island, with a recoilless rifle near each of them. Several 105mm artillery pieces overlook the South from positions at the base of the tower and on top of the main fort; unfortunately they have a very bad firing angle and are almost harmless. It is easy to destroy the tower using a cannon from the top of the fort but it is hardly possible to shoot at attacking ships, helicopters or even the mainland. There is one Scorpion on the north side with an excellent coverage of the inner island and its airspace but there is a barrack on the East blocking partially obstructing its coverage just enough to allow a helicopter to sneak up on it at low altitude from the East. At the base of the tower, there are two recoilless rifles overlooking North over the dirt road making it hard to approach, these recoiless rifles can destroy the tower by shooting the stairs (not advisable since the whole tower will collapse on/under the player), they can also hit and destroy the Western barracks and the Docks' Reinforced barrack. There are often snipers and RPG troops posted on top of the remaining parts of the outer wall. The island has the highest concentration of 'natural' supply drops (until the completion of 'Tropical Island Getaway'):
* 1 Covert Supply Drop
* 1 Russian Sniper Kit
* 1 Grenade Launcher Supply Drop
* 1 Anti-Air Missile Kit
* a few VZ Supply Drops scattered around
* a few C-4 Supply Drops scattered around
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