The Avengers Vigenere Mystery Cache
Hidden : 5/30/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The posted coordinates are not correct. Solve the puzzle below to find the correct coordinates. Cache is a homemade container secured in place - please BYOP.

This year after the Advanced Placement Calculus test, my seniors studied a unit on cryptology, ciphers, and puzzle solving. Students researched the history of different ciphers, encrypted and decrypted by pencil/paper and the internet. Of course solving geocache puzzle caches was the final project of the unit. The culminating activity was to hide a geocache as a class and develop a puzzle for the whole world to solve. So here is what AP Calculus Period 7 of the graduating class of 2013 created for their puzzle:

Thor has temporarily hidden the tesseract in the small town of Red Lion, Pennsylvania. In order to make its location more secure while sharing its coordinates to the Avengers, Thor has sent encoded messages to Captain America, Iron Man, and The Hulk. Each code plays a part in determining the final coordinates and all three are necessary to determine the final location. Here are the messages sent to each super hero:

Zxvz eis zlv ughvyw wcx Rfjla: Cesk maQf ejZs bclMpxij VhgE mdtz vwVg vcpHipxq

Lcytw mowsgr gfw vofbwwaylxs wyk Krql: Bn r bbuur lkirxzzr rzx aeqes bnhhszdx huc kbdvgbhu jwggkr ychplxee zhwar xbvv xbbr rzkev ygs mcjh oeo ywic sgd yiicgcfnsv yy zrlymh wsyhrcf

Izhvw goe glv uni ryazyrw: Z xrm umutvak ru ds esnphgii tkofcjnt gvzhfhqqftel ayfe C fidiqrh kp ksri pug glvtv ggwtatrw rou akzf ybh wfnv mkkos.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ongzna vf Oehpr Jnlar Pnpur: YCP

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)


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