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[[Image:ArcodelOeste.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Arco del Oeste]] | [[Image:ArcodelOeste.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Arco del Oeste]] | ||
'''Arco del Oeste''' is a rock formation in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] at the northwestern edge of [[Bone County]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], just south of [[Valle Ocultado]] and west of [[Las Brujas]]. It juts into [[Sherman Reservoir]], providing pristine views of nearby [[Sherman Dam]] to the south, and features an abandoned mining facility, wooden shacks to the top, and a | '''Arco del Oeste''' is a rock formation in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] at the northwestern edge of [[Bone County]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], just south of [[Valle Ocultado]] and west of [[Las Brujas]]. It juts into [[Sherman Reservoir]], providing pristine views of nearby [[Sherman Dam]] to the south, and features a [[wp:natural arch|natural arch]] and a [[wp:mesa|mesa]], an abandoned mining facility, wooden shacks to the top, and a small dock on the southwestern side. | ||
Its name translates roughly from Spanish as ''Arc of the West''. | Its name translates roughly from Spanish as ''Arc of the West'', apparently taking its name from its natural arch and location towards neighboring [[Tierra Robada]]. | ||
== Prominent appearances in missions == | == Prominent appearances in missions == | ||
[[Image:ArcodelOeste-GTASA-mine.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The abandoned mine at the top of Arco del Oeste, which runoff (towards the left) is designed ideally to serve as a ramp for stunt jumps.]] | |||
* Arco del Oeste is the primary location of [[Interdiction|a mission]] for [[Mike Toreno]], in which you have to shoot down numerous helicopters from atop the rock formation using a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]] to keep a cargo helicopter safe. | * Arco del Oeste is the primary location of [[Interdiction|a mission]] for [[Mike Toreno]], in which you have to shoot down numerous helicopters from atop the rock formation using a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]] to keep a cargo helicopter safe. | ||
* It is also the end-point for [[Black Project|a mission]] for [[The Truth]] later, in where you have to deliver the [[Jetpack|"Black Project"]] to him, who is on top of the rock formation. | * It is also the end-point for [[Black Project|a mission]] for [[The Truth]] later, in where you have to deliver the [[Jetpack|"Black Project"]] to him, who is on top of the rock formation. | ||