Varrios Los Aztecas

> Extremely dangerous hispanic street gang. Violent. Proud. Psychotic. Heavily involved in gun running, street violence. Have traditionally been anti-narcotics. Long term gang feud with Los Santos Vagos. As well as rivalries with all other street gangs in Los Santos. Dislike of San Fierro Rifa. Wears turquoise.
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The **Varrios Los Aztecas** (a.k.a. "Aztecas" or "VLA") are a gang featured in *San Andreas*.

## History

The Varrios Los Aztecas have been around since the early 1980s, and are one of the more recently formed gangs in Los Santos. Much of their origins and past history is unknown. Likewise, the origins and past of their rivalry with the other Los Santos gangs - particularly the Los Santos Vagos - is also unknown, though it obviously began sometime between 1980 and 1992. It is highly likely that they evolved from the El Corona neighborhood, and their presence grew with the increase of Mexican and other Hispanic/Latino immigration to the area, correlating with the relative deprivation of the area compared to the rest of the city.

## Description

The Varrios Los Aztecas are an extremely proud Mexican/Latino street gang, and they control El Corona, Little Mexico and Unity Station. They are the smallest gang in the city but are likely to be one of the most heavily armed, giving them power over the other gangs. They are a traditionally anti-narcotic gang like the Grove Street families, with heavy involvement in gun running/arms trafficking, gang-banging, gang warfare, street violence, gang-related homicide, murder, vandalism, and illegal street racing. They are easily identifiable by their turquoise colored bandanas and 90's "cholo" style clothing.

The Aztecas have a fierce rivalry with the Los Santos Vagos, and strongly dislike the San Fierro Rifa. They also have many conflicts with the nearby Ballas (especially the Front Yard set) since their territories border near Idlewood. The Aztecas are also enemies with the Families and will attack members on sight though the rivalry is not as intense as it is with the Ballas and especially the Vagos since the families are well away from their territory, and since they both share similar views on drug trafficking.

Unity Station acts as a front for the gang and is a common meeting place, aswell as being the place where their lowrider competition takes place. VLA members are mostly dressed in the 90's 'cholo' (Mexican gangster) style clothing of the time and turquoise bandanas are a dead give-away and they will often mark their territroy with graffiti. Members are found hanging around and talking in groups while smoking marijuana and drinking malt liquor. Upon spotting a Balla, Grove, and especially a Vago or rarely a Rifa member on sight - they will engage in a violent confrontation. Aztecas can also sometimes be seen flashing their gang handsigns.

On the streets, they are either unarmed or armed with the 9mm Pistol or the Micro SMG. They are actually better armed than their primary enemy - the Vagos, though the Vagos are much larger and have more territory while the Aztecas are the smallest gang in Los Santos - suggesting that they are probably on equal power.

The Aztecas drive the Broadway, the Glendale, and the Hermes. Their favourite radio station is Playback FM.

The Aztecas are traditionally heavily into cars and the lowriding culture and "hopping" or hydraulics usage as part of their gangs identity and past-time. They have a betting competition known as the Lowrider Challenge. It can be found at Unity Station after talking to the mechanic just outside of the east wall of the station's parking lot.

Unlike the other gangs, the Aztecas don't primarily seem to be concerned with "branching out" or starting businesses/relationships (except for arms running/dealing) like the Vagos/Ballas willingness to engage in the crack trade or the Grove Families willingness for territory/expansion. Instead, they seem to be more locally focused by exclusvely representing and defending their "barrio".

Interestingly, unlike the Ballas and the Families; the Aztecas are not divided into different sets - and are formed as one large gang instead. This is probably due to their small size: the different sets make it easier to organize large gangs, while the Aztecas wouldn't necessarily have that problem.

## Member and Associates

### Members

* Cesar Vialpando - Leader
* Jose - High Ranking Member
* Gal - Lieutenant
* Sunny - Lieutenant
* Hazer - Lieutenant

### Associate

* Kendl Johnson - Sweet's sister and Cesar's girlfriend

## Gallery

The graffiti used for the Varrio Los Aztecas.Varrios Los AztecasBeta version of VLA.Beta version of VLA.Close-up view to the faces of two beta Aztecas.
## Trivia

* *Varrios Los Aztecas* is misspelled Spanish for "The Aztec Neighborhoods"; the correct word is "Barrio", or "Barrios" in plural. However, this is probably misspelled on purpose, as in Mexican and Chicano Spanish dialects, the sound of B and V are basically pronounced the same way.
* The Aztecas are based on the real-life gang called the Sureños.
* The beta versions of the VLA members are different from the final versions, which can be seen from early screenshots of the game.
	+ One member wore two turquoise bandanas on his head and face, a black long sleeve button jacket with only the top button fastened (as most Mexican gangs wore), a white tank top underneath, baggy dark gray khakis and dark gray sneakers.
	+ Another member wore a turquoise bandana on his face, a white, tucked-in tank top , and also wore dark gray khakis and sneakers.
	+ The other member wore a turquoise bandana on his head, a white tucked-in tank top, dark gray khaki shorts, knee-high socks and sandals.
* In the beta, the Aztecas' gang tags were turquoise.