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"The Blowhole" Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

mixtli: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 11/10/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Virtual Cache as of 12/10/07

Due to the cache being muggled twice in one month, I decided to change the cache type to a Virtual Cache. This virtual cache was placed here to enrich the Geocaching experience in Ensenada. There's NO actual cache to find anymore, but you will come across one of Mother Nature’s greatest marvels. To reach this sight you will need to dodge, duck, run and hide from one of human nature's greatest achievements Capitalism.

Requirements for a Good Log: A picture of Yourself or GPSr with The Blowhole in the background. Post the picture in the cache log.

Good Luck, and enjoy La Bufadora.


La Bufadora

La Bufadora is a marine geyser, or Blowhole located on the Punta Banda Peninsula in Baja California, Mexico. The spout of marine water (occurring every minute or so to varying degrees of height) is created when ocean waves and air are drawn into an underwater cave located in the cliffside, and the trapped air and water then explode upwards. This interaction not only creates the upward-shooting spout, but a thunderous noise as well. La Bufadora is the second largest blowhole in the world, and can shoot upwards as high as 80 feet above sea level.

Legend

La Bufadora roughly translates as "The Blowhole" in English. Its name arises from local legend surrounding the marine geyser's origin. Folklore describes a baby whale entering the underwater cave over a century ago and becoming stuck (calves grow very rapidly in a very short period of time). The spout of water is from the (now-grown) whale’s blowhole (hence the name La Bufadora – or "The Blowhole")


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