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Hermosa Mariposa Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/20/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Específicamente, una mariposa monarca.
¿Por qué estoy escribiendo esto en español? Why am I writing this in Spanish?
Well...
 

This cache is called "beautiful butterfly," and if you decide to seek it you will learn why.
Specifically, it refers to a monarch butterfly.
 
Did you know that the monarch butterflies migrate? They are the only insect to migrate up to 2,500 miles to get out of the cold weather and hibernate. But not all monarch butterflies migrate; only the fourth generation of monarchs migrate each year because the first three generations die after about six weeks from escaping their cocoons.
 
Monarch butterflies go through four generations each year, in a sort of pass-the-baton relay race: beginning in the mountains of northern Mexico,  the first three generations hatch from their cocoon state (also known as the pupa or chrysalis state) and live for up to six weeks.
At each stage, they fly further north, mate & lay eggs before dying.  But the fourth generation continues to live on for up to six or eight months - they get to fly allll the wayyyy back to Mexico, hibernate, and then start a new first generation in the spring time.
So these "hermosas mariposas" are definitely binational travelers.
 
We humans get to live our lives, but then we too pass the baton to the next generation. There is a gatekeeper near GZ, a very appropriate symbol. 
 
¡¡PLEASE NOTE!!
Cache IS NOT on this beautiful gate, or the fence. You will NOT need to enter the cemetery! NO night caching. And since this is located at a place of worship, seeking this cache would be ill-advised when services are being held! Parking lot near GZ will be packed! Any other time it is virtually empty.
 
P O R  F A V O R . . . P L E A S E   R E S P E C T  Y O U R   S U R R O U N D I N G S


Congrats to JohnnyBullet for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)