GC32BZ8 The Helderberg (Traditional Cache) in Mauritius created by Villiagegoers

This cache has been archived.

ROTSIP: No response from owner.
This cache appears to be gone, and it seems unlikely that it will be replaced soon, so I'm archiving it.
If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email, quoting the GC number), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.
Thanks for the past fun.

GC32BZ8 ▼

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Hidden : 8/16/2011

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Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The Helderberg

The Helderberg. In dedication, a memorial NO one knows about.

PLEASE : be careful when retrieving this cache. Many muggles. Additionally no need to 'put your fingers' in every hole. This is a micro/nano BYOP. You can find it by looking in the holes.

A tragic SAA flight crash killing 159. Including a close friend of mine's parents in 1987.

It has never been resolved as to the reason of the crash.

A 747-244b combi aircraft also known as South African Airlines SA-295 with Aircraft Identification ZS-SAS. The Helderberg crashed into the Indian Ocean approximately 160 miles (135nm) NE off the coast of Mauritius on November 28, 1987 killing all 159 (160?) passengers and crew onboard. This aircraft disaster has been a mystery since it occurred much like the Rietbok and Machel crashes and there has been a great deal of speculation concerning the events surrounding the disaster and its cause. The South African Government organized inquiries into the disaster headed by Judge Cecil Margo and later tabled by Dr. David Klatzow under the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission). No definitive resolution concerning the disaster has ever come from these ‘experts’ and ‘investigators’. There is reasonable speculation on the part of Klatzow, but he allegedly has no hard proof and apparently no reliable witnesses. Judge Margo’s inquiry into the disaster was quite simply, in my opinion, a joke, as much of the evidence was allegedly disallowed groundlessly, witnesses were not called or were threatened and key ‘players’ in Armscor and the South African Government were never even summoned to testify. And then there is the ANC which has never admitted or denied it’s role in the
Helderberg catastrophe.

There is very little documentation of the memorial. From local Mauritius knowledge, this is where they found the first debris of the crash.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abegu fvqr. Vg'f abg zntargvp, ohg pbhyq or

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)