Red Dead Redemption’smap is split into three major areas that aren’t accessible from early on in the game. The second largest of the three areas is a Mexican territory by the name of Nuevo Paraíso, which is located south of the map. If players attempt to access the area before progressing to a certain point in the story, they’ll find broken bridges leading up to Mexico. This guide details what players have to do to get to Nuevo Paraíso (Mexico) inRed Dead Redemption.

To enter the Nuevo Paraíso (Mexico) region inRed Dead Redemption, players will have toprogress through the storytounlock “The Assault on Fort Mercer” and “We Shall Be Together in Paradise” missions. This series of story missions will take John from New Austin to Nuevo Paraíso.

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Here’s what you need to do to enter Mexico inRed Dead Redemption.

Complete ‘The Assault On Fort Mercer’ Mission

The Assault on Fort Mercer is the24th-story missioninRed Dead Redemption. John Marston will round up Marshal Leigh Johnson, Eli and Jonah, West Dickens, Irish, and Seth Briars to attack Fort Mercer and capture Bill Williamson.

The mission starts with all the crewhiding inside West Dicken’s armored coachand entering Fort Mercer. This leads to a shootout with John making use of theGatling gunto take down Williamson’s gang.

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Toward the end of the mission, everyone finds out from a captured gang member thatBill has run off to Mexico, whihc means John must pursue him. This will lead to the next story mission required to enter Mexico inRed Dead Redemption.

Take The Raft To Nuevo Paraíso In The ‘We Shall Be Together In Paradise’ Mission

We Shall Be Together is the25th-story missioninRed Dead Redemption. John and Nigel West Dickens meet up with Irish to use his raft to get John across the river and into Mexican territory.

The missionquickly escalates into a gunfight, with John defending the raft until it reaches the Mexican border. After reaching the Border, Irish gets John a horse to reachthe capital of Nuevo Paraíso, Escalera. This is the point where players can now explore the Mexico part of the map inRed Dead Redemption.

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John Marston sitting on his horse and aiming his gun in Red Dead Redemption

John Marston standing on a cliff side overlooking a valley in Red Dead Redemption

John Marston riding his horse while overlooking a rocky landscape in Red Dead Redemption

A close-up of John Marston in Red Dead Redemption