Río del Lobo

Río del Lobo (or Wolf's River) is a location featured in Red Dead Redemption in the Cholla Springs region of the New Austin territory.

Background

Rio del Lobo is a canyon that leads down to the San Louis River that marks the border between New Austin and the Nuevo Pariso territory in Mexico. It is a convenient shortcut for the player if they are traveling by horse from Armadillo to Chuparosa, as Marston won't have to go all the way around Plainview because of the cliff nearby.

Hunting

In the Liars and Cheats DLC, Rio del Lobo is one of the four hunting locations available in the Free Roam Multiplayer mode. Here you can hunt for wolves, which will come at you in waves. After all waves have finished, the legendary animal Keifer the Wolf will appear.

A lot of foxes, coyotes, rabbits, birds, and deer appear in this area, alongside the occasional skunk and jackalope.

Treasure

Rio del Lobo is home to the 2nd treasure, found throughout the game. From the picture to the right, up the slope on the cliffside and on a ledge near the campsite at the top, (Del lobo rock). Gold found is jackson's, and can be sold for $125 or $188 with high honor. Gold bars can be sold at Armadillo general store, and MacFarlane's ranch general store.

Gameplay

Bounties hide out here and the player will be tasked with hunting them down and bringing them in alive or killing them.

Trivia

"Rio Del Lobo" can be translated to English to mean "Wolf's River" or "River of the Wolf".
This is an excellent location to find wolves, deer, and foxes.
According to the Armadillo bank teller, Marshal Johnson is accused of burying stolen goods at this location.
The name of the area: Rio del Lobo, is possibly inspired by the name of a Western film starring John Wayne, the film goes by the similar name of Rio Lobo. This point is proven further by the fact that Rio del Lobo lies in the Rio Bravo County, Rio Bravo is the name of another John Wayne Western movie.