Ortego is a city located in the southern provinces of the Kingdom. It is visually distinctive for its wide terraced streets lined with banks, restaurants, and various storefronts. The city is notably set against the backdrop of the San Esteban/Monte Pesto mountains. Large groves surround the city's outskirts to its west, providing Ortego's citizens with an abundance of fresh agricultural produce.
A small road in the south-east directly leads to the village of Geraldo, which provides a spectacular view of the eastern coastline; the Bahia San Geraldo and Bahia Seca (in the south). At Calheta Seca, the tiny landmasses of Isla del Zorra and El Gordo can briefly be seen from its vantage point.
Due to the road that runs through the city, Ortego is of somewhat vital strategic importance as it is the only land route leading to the southern provinces (other than through the capital city).
Unfortunately, whilst they were able to inflict some losses upon the vanguard, they were unable to retake Corazol and were forced to retreat further south towards Dolores after suffering heavy casualties.[4] Ortego would soon fall to Northern troops[5] and would remain occupied until two days later on June 12th, 2006[1], when U.S. reinforcements were finally able to break through Northern defences.[6][7]
↑ARMA: Armed Assault 2006 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Armed Assault, Beaten Dog, "I still can't get my head around it, but maybe writing it down will help. We're in the middle of a war. Christ, no one saw this one coming. SLA forces have taken full control of the border city of Corazol and continue to press Westward. In the North, troops of the Royal Army Corps of Sahrani have set up defensive positions along the coastal route, and our Stryker Platoons have been put in charge of the defense of the Southern part of the island. It's a lot of land to cover with just two platoons, but you have to use what you've got. Our task is to defend the city of Ortego. After taking out the enemy in the open, we plan to advance back North on Corazol, while the RACS (callsign Marble) comes in from the West. We retake the city, and we're back at DFAC in time for dinner. Piece of cake."
↑ARMA: Armed Assault 2006 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Armed Assault, Operation Dolores, "After our defeat in Ortego we are trying to stop the enemy in Dolores. But we have no time to organize strong defence. We can not defeat them by power, our chance is to make a trap - city bridges is our tactical benefit. We must fight to the last blood drop."
↑ARMA: Armed Assault 2006 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Armed Assault, Reclaiming, "The Marines have landed North of Paraiso, and quickly managed to roll through the weakened Slag lines in the South. The Northern coastal front however is still too well defended to attempt a direct assault. Despite all their fancy heavy armor, the Marines still need our help in opening up the road to Corazol. There is one small desert road leading behind the main enemy positions. It's well guarded, but just outside of the SLA air defense canopy. Marine AV-8Bs will take out the Slags' defensive position, and our Strykers will race through the gap before the enemy even realizes their flank is exposed. We pop their Shilkas, and with the help of some gunships take control the main bridge behind their Northern front. With their air defenses out of action, gunships and Abrams tanks will be pouring in from all sides."
