Valdelobos

Concept art of the village

"The village" (Referred to only as "El pueblo" in road signs) is an unnamed community located in a small, isolated rural area of Europe near a small lake not far away from a vast castle owned by the Salazar family.

Area

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A map of the village, proper, and the surrounding area.

The village features homesteads, a farm compound, a church with a cemetery, and a tall bell tower within the community itself. There appear to be several fortified Ganados encampments located near the village while an underground bunker complex has also been occupied and used to store weapons and equipment. Most villagers live in the village, although a few villagers tend to live further away from the main, central area of town. For example, The first house in the game that Don Jose is in seems to be closer to the border of the village, requiring Don Jose to take a path to the village and the outlying areas. An unseen villager also lives in a house next to the lake, When Leon kills Del Lago he passes out in this persons house. There is also an abandoned cabin across the bridge near the farm where Leon, Ashley Graham and Luis Sera take refuge in during a villager mob attack.

Western path

The western pathway to the village begins just after a river crossing against don Jose's isolated premises. It goes downwards into a small valleyside where another river runs through on a dissimilar path. There are two sheds along this route, one of which was where a local villager was killed and left hanging inside. This area was booby-trapped with tipmines and bear traps.

Southern path

The southern path leading away from the village leads to the homestead of Bitores Mendez, the village chief. An exit leading out of his bedroom in the rear leads to an underground corridor at the bottom of a well. The corridor eventually opens out in another valley, which was being used as a prisoner compound for Leon and Luis.

Church/lakeside path

This easterly path is taken by traversing an underground passage from a small building in the village centre. It surfaces in the Church cemetary, where a short walk uphill and past the church goes much further. A walkway against a cliffhedge overlooking a large lake leads travellers easterly towards a flat, rocky plain with high wooden fencing blocking off the drop down the cliff. A mine against the upper-cliff was used for hiding away an "El Gigante" until its release was ordered. After this area is a shallow marshland with a raised, wooden walkway going down the rest of the area. After this is the shoreline of a smaller lake that feeds the larger lake below. Going south via the lake and down a cliffedge, a complicated machine for changing the distribution of the river water can be used to reveal an underground passage through the cliffs. This passage leads to another, underground lake where a boat can be taken back to where El Gigante is released.

North-eastern path

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Trivia

• In the beginning of Resident Evil 4 on the Gamecube, if Leon goes back to where the bridge leading to the Village was (where the truck crashed down & brought the cops' SUV with it), the text misspells the word "Bridge" with the word "Brigde." In other versions (namely the NTSC), there's no such misspelling.
• There is a police officer being burned at the stake when you first enter the village.
• There is a woman similar to Maria, in one of the buildings with a pitchfork through her head, pinned to the wall. If examined, Leon will comment on the body.
• Their is several Bear Traps scattered along the village; they can't kill you, but they inflict pain and bind you for a couple seconds, leaving you open to attacks.

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