“Few countries can trace the course of their history over 10.000
years, but in approximately 8,000 BC the island of Cyprus was
already inhabited and going through its Neolithic Age. Of all the
momentous events that were to sweep the country through the next
few thousand years, one of the most crucial was the discovery of
copper – or Kuprum in Latin – the mineral which took its name from
“Kypros”, the Greek name of Cyprus, and generated untold
wealth.
During the Venetian period (1489–1571 AD) copper was traded
with Egypt for silk and gold, hence the trading routes in Cyprus
were developed”.
The Kypros Camel Trail was jointly researched and set by
Kardy and DJayD.
Although the route does not follow the original Camel Trail for
its whole duration, we have designed a journey for you in a
beautiful part of Cyprus. We hope you get as much enjoyment
travelling and searching for the caches as we have setting
them.
We have allocated the eight caches involved into four by
Kardy and four by DJayD, mainly for administrative reasons.
Although each cache is a separate entity, clues gathered in
each one will collectively give the co-ordinates for the final
cache.
To fully appreciate this trail we would recommend that the
multi cache journey be attempted in the order given.
This is probably more than one day’s outing and to appreciate
it all, take a picnic and take your time.
A 4 x 4 vehicle is recommended.
We suggest that you carry a stick and always beware of
snakes.
Now you are at the second of four Venetian bridges. Camels were
the preferred means of transport in times gone by and there were
approximately 90 camels in Cyprus as recently as 1965. They could
carry loads of between 200 and 500 kilos, depending on the
necessary distances, and could travel up to 50 kilometres a
day.
Collect the information
from the front of the log book (D = ) you will need
this to find the final cache.