The Gapra Whitewood

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The Gapra Whitewood is a location on Cocoon in Final Fantasy XIII that is only visitable in Chapter 5. Lightning and Hope come here after escaping from the Vile Peaks and traverse through this area in order to get to Palumpolum. The area serves as a biological weapons research for the Sanctum, and many feral monsters can be found here held behind barriers.

In-Game Datalog

The Gapra Whitewood is the border zone that separates the wilderness of the Vile Peaks from the civilization of Palumpolum. Under the jurisdiction of the Sanctum military, the Whitewood serves as an experimental facility for conducting research into bioweapons. The security of this classified area is built in the design—the paths winding through the trees are deliberately confusing, causing intruders to become hopelessly lost.