What country is Los Santos based on?

Los Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈsantos]) is a province in Panama, reaching from the La Villa river in the North to the Pacific Ocean in the south and east.

Is Los Santos based on a real place?

Los Santos is a fictional city in the GTA universe, loosely based on Los Angeles and other California Coast cities. It is the setting for games like GTA SA and GTA V, and has many different sections, based on real life places.

Where is Paleto Bay in real life?

A personification of small-town rural America, Paleto Bay is nestled in the San Andreas countryside and is loosely based on Fillmore, a town in California's Ventura County.

What city is Sandy Shores based on?

Sandy Shores is based on the towns around the Salton Sea in California, such as Desert Shores and Bombay Beach. Sandy Shores also shares some inspiration from Niland and Joshua Tree, two other towns in California (which are referenced on the city's street names).

What part of LA is Los Santos based on?

There are several areas in Los Santos, the major ones are Blaine County, Downtown, Little Seoul, South Los Santos, Vespucci Beach and Rockford Hills. Practically all are based on real-life neighborhoods surrounding L.A. like downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, South Central, Venice Beach and Beverly Hills.

Grand Theft Auto vs. Real Life

What is Vinewood Hills in real life?

14 Vinewood Sign (Based On The Hollywood sign)

This one may not come as a surprise for players who have driven around the Vinewood Hills or the locations that look upon it. The Vinewood sign, as many may have guessed, is based on the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

What is Mount Chiliad based on?

Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness

Its real-life equivalent is the San Gorgonio Wilderness in the San Bernardino Mountains. It's a rugged and inaccessible landscape, with dirt tracks and gravel roads being the closest thing it has to roads.

What is Fort Zancudo based on?

Fort Zancudo closely resembles the real-life Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California. Lago Zancudo's marshy environment suggests that Fort Zancudo is also based on that of real-life Naval Base Ventura County, Mugu Lagoon.

What is Grapeseed in GTA based on?

Grapeseed is a scaled down version of Bakersfield, California. However, it does take some influences from other areas such as Lamont and Grapevine.

Where is the richest place in GTA 5?

1 Rockford Hills ($1,900,500)

The most expensive place to live in all of Los Santos by real-world costs is Rockford Hills. Divided into two sections the northern half is where the rich live and the southern end is where they go to spend their money in shops and be seen by tourists.

Where is Trevor's old house?

Description. Located on a barren lot at Zancudo Avenue at the north-east of Sandy Shores, this trailer serves as Trevor Philips' primary residence.

Where is Trevor's house located?

Trevor's Trailer is the primary residence used by protagonist Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto V. The safehouse is located on a barren lot at Zancudo Avenue at the north-east of Sandy Shores.

What city will GTA 6 be in?

According to the aforementioned Bloomberg report, GTA 6 is currently set in and around a fictional version of Miami (much like the previous game Vice City).

Is GTA exactly like LA?

Not only are the existing ones longer and possibly different, but countless thousands of smaller paths litter the massive city of Los Angeles that never could fit into a video game. While the main roads and some major landmarks along them may be in the same place, GTA V's city is very much a fictitious one.

Does California exist in GTA?

Multiple real-life U.S. states are featured in GTA V, on the wall of Sandy's Gas Station near Trevor's Trailer, in the form of license plates. The states included are Washington, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, and California (included twice, with different designs).

What is the rhino in GTA 5 based on?

The Rhino in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online resembles the German Leopard 2A4, the South African TTD prototype and the Japanese Type 90 tank.

Can you steal a tank in GTA 5?

The tanks can sometimes disappear, and you have to start all over again. There won't always be tanks patrolling the base, so sometimes, you will need to shoot at either the soldiers or the trucks to get the alarm sounding. Once you steal the tank, know where to go, as you will earn 4 or 5 stars almost immediately.

Can you join the military in GTA 5?

When you are playing GTA Online you can get into the military base without getting wanted stars much more easily. And you can do it in many methods. First you can call Lester from your phone and use the option Cops Turn Blind Eye and then you have 5 minutes to enter the military base and do whatever you like.

What is the Zion based on in GTA?

The Ubermacht Zion is a car available in Grand Theft Auto 5, based on the BMW M6. It is a luxury coupe, found in the wealthy Rockford Hills area. It can also be purchased online for a cool $50,000.

What is Paleto forest based on?

The area appears to be largely based on the San Bernardino National Forest with the nearby mountain tramway being based on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway on the opposite side of San Gorgonio Mountain.

What is the Bodhi based on GTA?

The Bodhi is a near-clone of the Kaiser Jeep M715, which was a 60s-era military vehicle based on the civilian Jeep pickup truck of the time.

How much would Michael's house cost in real life?

Franklin's Vinewood Hills pad costs a hefty $7,921,568. Michael's Rockford Hills mansion would set you back a massive $18,174,37.

Why is Lester in a wheelchair?

Lester suffers from a wasting disease which has gradually worn down his motor skills during his life and left him wheelchair-bound, though he is able to walk short distances with the use of a cane. Due to his limited mobility, Lester has grown considerably overweight, and he also suffers from asthma.