Los Santos

Introduction
The City of Los Santos, commonly known as Los Santos, is a major city located The State of San Andreas. Los Santos is Spanish for "The Saints".

Los Santos is a huge and sprawling metropolis with various different cultures, ranging from the prestigious film-making industry of Vinewood to the suburban hood life of Strawberry just to name a few.

Los Santos serves as the County Seat of Los Santos County, the most developed and populated county in the southern part of the State of San Andreas.

Geography
Los Santos is divided into 40 districts and neighborhoods, some of which were incorporated communities that merged into the city.

Skyscrapers and corporate buildings
Los Santos is not as renowned as Liberty City for its cityscape, but many important companies as well as government agencies Federal Investigation Bureau and IAA are headquartered here. Most of the city's high rises are located in Downtown LS, and the rest are scattered throughout the nearby districts of Little Seoul and Rockford Hills.

Hotels
Los Santos, especially the northern side of the city, is praised for its high quality hotels. There are many famous hotel chains such as the one owned by the affluent Von Crastenburg Family.


 * Banner Hotel & Spa
 * The Emissary
 * The Generic Hotel
 * Gentry Manor Hotel
 * Hookah Palace
 * Opium Nights
 * Pegasus Concierge Hotel
 * The Richman Hotel
 * Rockford Dorset Hotel
 * Von Crastenburg Hotel

Residential buildings
Aside from houses, there are also large apartment buildings for people to live in. These buildings are typically high-end and go up to thousands of dollars in price, except the low-rise housing projects of South Los Santos.

Recreation and sports
Los Santos is not only famous for its film culture, but also its sports. There are many famous sports teams in Los Santos that have fans arguing about them on Lifeinvader.

Art and Culture
Before the Internet age, people went to the various theatres of Los Santos to see movies. These theatres have been used since the 20th century and are what made the Vinewood film industry famous. There are also art museums and galleries located throughout LS.

Government
Each of the incorporated cities within the Los Santos metropolitan area has a representative city hall, while the center of the government of the city is located in Alta.

Iconic landmarks
There are also many tourist traps in LS. These landmarks are what gave LS a glamorous image.


 * Rancho Towers
 * Sightings Bar & Restaurant
 * Tequi-La-La
 * Vinewood Boulevard
 * Vinewood Sign

Transportation
Los Santos offers a wide range of transportation, including a connected major highway system, and several other smaller highways, with several exits and on-ramps around the city. The city also has its own rapid transit system named the Los Santos Transit. Buses can also be seen spawned in traffic all around the city. Like most cities, Los Santos traffic is monitored and controlled by the Los Santos Transport Traffic Control System which allows the city to control traffic lights and manipulate conditions and the flow of vehicles on the streets and highways.

The Los Santos International Airport is located in the south eastern part of Los Santos and is the only airport in the city. The airport is a major gateway to and from several locations throughout America.

Air and Seaport
Los Santos has one of the busiest airports in the world, along with one of the busiest seaports in the world. In the LSX, people are traveling to and from Los Santos every day, although there is barely enough infrastructure to support all this activity. The port is used mostly for Chinese goods and "Suspicious Cargo"Los Santos International Airport (Los Angeles International Airport)


 * Los Santos International Airport (LSX)
 * Port of Los Santos

Highways
Los Santos is also known for its heavy traffic congestion and a large system of freeways, interstates, and highways that run throughout the city. Commuters can be seen here day and night.


 * La Puerta Freeway
 * Elysian Fields Freeway
 * Los Santos Freeway
 * Del Perro Freeway
 * Olympic Freeway
 * Palomino Freeway
 * Senora Freeway
 * Great Ocean Highway

Education
Los Santos is home to some schools and other educational institutions. The most famous one is the University of San Andreas, Los Santos, where the most privileged students attend for good careers. There is also the Los Santos Elementary for children to know the basic learning skills necessary to succeed. In the incorporated city of Davis, there is the Davis High School.


 * Davis High School
 * Los Santos Elementary
 * University of San Andreas, Los Santos

Healthcare
Los Santos boasts a wide variety of hospitals and medical centres. There are more high-end and affluent ones as well as many cheaper ones.


 * Crusade Medical Center
 * Pillbox Hill Medical Center
 * Mount Zonah Medical Center
 * Eclipse Medical Tower
 * St. Fiacre Hospital

The transport of these patients is provided by The San Andreas Emergency Medical Services and the Department of Health and Safety.