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Hidden Treasures in Mazarrón Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Team Juniper: Because of various changes to the Mazarron city center this cache got too difficuly to maintain and so the decision was made too archive it to make room for new caches.

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Hidden : 6/22/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This photo-cache leads you trough the Spanish town of Mazarron using the Catholic Stations of the Cross (viacrucis). Along this walk (+/- 1,5km and about 1,5 hours), you'll see the hidden tresaures that not many tourists and even residents have seen.



Due to restoration works, access to the original final cache location is currently not possible. Until we can find out when access will be restored, the cache location and cache box will be changed. The cache box has been changed to a magnetic NANO. The cache formula and the spoiler picture have been changed to reflect the location of the new container.

Park your car somewhere near N 37° 35.950 W 001° 18.941, but not on Saturday mornings (market day) and then proceed to waypoint 1. If no parking space is available, you can always find a spot in the surroundings streets.

Each waypoint will take you close to a Station of the Cross, where you'll need to match one of the photographs (the photo's are in no particular order) to something in the neighbourhood. Then answer the corresponding question(s) about something in immediate surroundings. This is usually within 10 to 15 meters unless stated otherwise, and find one or more of the codes necessary to calculate the final cache location.

Once you've gathered all the information, we suggest you drive to the final hiding place which is a little outside the ancient town to avoid suspicious eyes.

We sincerely hope you'll enjoy the walk around the town and wish you all the best of luck. Maybe you can combine this cache with our other cache "El Sagrado corazon de Jesus" on the other side of town. Or you can enjoy the rest of your day on the beautiful beach line in Puerto Mazarron and Bolnuevo just 5 minutes away.


  • A = how many letters are there in the street name (Calle included)?
  • B = how many similar objects of the same size as the one on the photograph can you find here? Because access to this site, the auditorium, is currently restricted you can skip this point and use B = 14
Find the answers to the following 2 questions on the orange 'Bahía de Mazarrón' information signs in front of some buildings nearby (between 20 to 40m north/north-east).
  • C = count the letters in the mutual first name of the 2 architects who designed one of the buildings nearby?
  • D = to which school were the stairs attributed? Add together the value of the letters that only appear once (A=1,Z=26).
  • E = the house number you can find here?
  • F = what color does the street sign have?
    • Yellow: 1
    • Red: 2
    • White: 3
    • Blue: 4
Find the answers to the following questions in the surroundings.
  • G = the number of black spheres in front of where the picture was taken?
  • H = the year you can find underneath the text "Fundicion de Salvador Martinez Mazarron"?
  • I = How many people can you find in the tiles?
Look in the direct environment of where this picture was taken (25m north-east and 55m south/southeast)
  • J = how many button holes does the rusty statue have?
  • K = how many X's can you find in the 7 lines of all UPPERCASE text on the orange information sign nearby the Roman stone pillar?
  • L = what shape does the statue on the fountain have?
    • X: 7
    • †: 8
    • O: 9
    • There is no fountain: 10
  • M = which rank did Sr. Gomez have? Convert this using A=26,Z=1 to 1 digit.
  • N = find the phone numbers of BAN. Which city do you call if you dial 961 85 21 25? What is the word value of this city using A=1,Z=26 (2 digits).

Cache formula: N 37° (N - J - D).(K)(G)(L) + 52      W 001° (A + I).((H + M) / F) - (E * C) - B - M + 4

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fhz bs nyy nafjref = 2062 Pnpur vf n zntargvp anab uvqqra va n tngr - frr fcbvyre cvpgher

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)