Cape Bonavista is one of the early islands in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced, and it holds 14 collectibles spread across its beaches, jungle, and a large cave in the south. Most items appear on your map once you get close or synchronize a viewpoint, so clearing this island is mostly about tracking down each marker.
Quick answer: Sync both Cape Bonavista viewpoints to reveal the markers, then collect the 2 chests, 3 secrets, 1 song sheet, 1 Mayan Stelae, 1 data file, and hunt all 3 animals. The island’s coordinates are 155, 591.
What Cape Bonavista contains
The island counts 14 collectibles toward its completion tracker. Here is the breakdown by type so you know what to expect before you land.
| Collectible type | Count |
|---|---|
| Viewpoints | 2 |
| Mayan Stelae | 1 |
| Chests | 2 |
| Song Sheets | 1 |
| Secrets | 3 |
| Huntable Animals | 3 |
| Treasure Maps | 1 |
| Data Files | 1 |
None of these are missable. You keep full free-roam access after the story, so anything you miss now can be finished later.
All Cape Bonavista collectible locations
Sync both viewpoints first. That marks the chests, secret, song sheet, and other icons on your world map, which makes the cleanup much faster. Use the table below to reach each one.
| # | Collectible | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chest (Money) | North-east of the island, near the shipwreck. |
| 2 | Secret (Letter: “The Observatorie”) | North-east side of the island, near the river. |
| 3 | Secret (Treasure Map from Cape Bonavista) | On the corpse at the cave entrance. |
| 4 | Mayan Stelae | On the pillar; align the pattern to reveal the location. |
| 5 | Data File | At the top of the small waterfall. |
| 6 | Song Sheet (“So Early In The Morning”) | Between two branches; chase it until it lands. |
| 7 | Chest (Money) | On the wooden platform next to the lift. |
| 8 | Secret (Diamond Trinket, Common Trinket) | At the bottom of the river near the viewpoint. |
| 10 | Viewpoint 1 | Synchronize to reveal nearby markers. |
| 11 | Viewpoint 2 | Synchronize to reveal nearby markers. |
| 12 | Jaguar | Huntable animal. |
| 13 | Howler Monkey | Huntable animal. |
| 14 | Wild Pig | Huntable animal. |
The song sheet at spot #6 will drift away when you get near it. Keep chasing it and it will eventually settle so you can pick it up. The Diamond Trinket at #8 sits underwater, so dive to the bottom of the river beside the viewpoint to grab it.
Mayan Stelae puzzle solution
The single Mayan Stelae here uses the usual alignment puzzle. Climb onto the pillar and line up the larger circle with the base of the pillar. Then scale the pattern down until it locks into place, which reveals the hidden location tied to the stela.
Cape Bonavista treasure map solution
Collectible #3 is a treasure map picked up from the corpse at the cave entrance. The dig site it points to is also on Cape Bonavista, at coordinates 146, 587.
How to confirm 100% completion
Each island in Black Flag Resynced has its own completion tracker. When you have grabbed all 14 items, Cape Bonavista’s tracker will show a full count and no collectible icons will remain on the map. If an icon is still showing, open the map and press D-Pad Down to filter by collectible type, which quickly tells you whether it is a chest, secret, animal, or something else you still need.
Cape Bonavista is the first stop in the Dry Tortuga region, so finishing it early gives you a clean start before moving on to Havana and the rest of the Caribbean.
