Author: Emily Woerly

Emily is a Community Volunteer Support Specialist at Geocaching HQ. She's a native Texan raised in the Midwest and enchanted by the Pacific Northwest. You can usually find her lost in a guidebook planning her next adventurous travels.
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Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: Occi

Traditional Cache
GCWGPH
by kardamom
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Corse, France
N 42° 35.033 E 008° 50.391

Geocaching can leave a lasting impact on us in many ways, from the ingenuity of the geocaches to the new places we discover. We have decided to revisit some of our favorite Geocaches of the Week from the past.

This week we’re looking back to December 2012 and the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. Separated from Sardinia, Italy by the Strait of Bonifacio, Corsica is home to Occi (GCWGPH). This geocache brings geocachers to the abandoned village of Occi. Scholars believe this small town was founded in the Middle Ages, and the first inhabitants were refugees from a nearby town. Although it was inhabited for hundreds of years, the small village was eventually abandoned for the larger town of Lumio.

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/ Emily Woerly

New country souvenir, Cabo Verde, with Geocache of the Week: Pico Grande – Ilha do Fogo

EarthCache
GC6B8GE
by Twi’lekBug
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
4.5
Location:
Cabo Verde
N 14° 56.963 W 024° 20.415

Today, we released a new country/regional souvenir for Cabo Verde. If you have found a geocache in Cabo Verde, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile.

Cabo Verde is a remote archipelago that lies to the east of West Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. The ten islands are home to an awe-inspiring blend of environments. The country features towering volcanoes, deep canyons, rippling sand dunes, forested mountains, golden beaches, and dry salt flats. The music is just as enchanting as its natural attractions. Cabo Verde is famous for Morna, its national music that beautifully incorporates dance, voice, and poetry.

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/ Emily Woerly

New country souvenir, Jamaica, with Geocache of the Week: Oyster Bay Jamaica!

EarthCache
GC5KZW6
by Team Mollymap
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
2
Location:
Jamaica
N 18° 29.326 W 077° 38.964

Today, we released a new country/regional souvenir for Jamaica. If you have found a geocache in Jamaica, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile.

Jamaica, an island located in the Caribbean Sea, delights all five of the senses. Reggae, folk, and dancehall music provide an unforgettable soundtrack as the smell of spices and taste of fresh tropical fruits highlight Jamaica’s incredible musical and culinary traditions. The warm blue waters and famous beaches contrast with the Blue Mountains to the east. From the distance, a blue haze lingers over these mountains well-known for the coffee beans that grow there and the highest peak in Jamaica, Blue Mountain Peak.

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/ Emily Woerly

Nieuw souvenir: Blue Switch Day 2021!

Het is geen geheim dat GPS een groot onderdeel is van ons leven. Als we de snelste weg naar ons werk vinden, het weer op onze locatie bekijken, onze locatie op sociale media laten weten of een taxi of eten bestellen in een app, is GPS daar allemaal verantwoordelijk voor. We kunnen zelfs het vinden van een geocache aan deze lijst toevoegen! Dit is allemaal mogelijk door een verandering in GPS in het jaar 2000.

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/ Emily Woerly

Nouveau souvenir : le Blue Switch Day 2021 !

Ce n’est un secret pour personne que le GPS a une grande importance dans nos vies. Quand nous cherchons l’itinéraire le plus rapide pour se rendre au travail, la météo locale, quand nous ajoutons notre emplacement sur les réseaux sociaux, que nous commandons un taxi ou à manger depuis une appli, le GPS n’est jamais loin. On peut même ajouter à la liste la recherche d’une géocache ! Tout ceci a été possible grâce à un changement réalisé sur le système GPS en 2000.

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