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Puerto Vallarta Mystery Tour Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no word from the owner in the month or more since the last reviewer note was posted. If you want to re-activate the cache during the next couple of months, please contact GeoCrater to see if that's possible. If the cache meets current guidelines, consideration will be given based on the circumstances surrounding the original archival.

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Lamento archivar este caché, ya que no ha habido ninguna comunicación del propietario en el tiempo transcurrido (un mes o más) desde que se publicó la nota del revisor. Si deseas reactivar el caché durante los próximos dos meses, por favor, ponte en contacto con GeoCrater para ver si esto es posible. Si el caché cumple con las directrices en vigor, se estudiará dicha petición teniendo en cuenta las circunstancias que llevaron el archivo original.

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Hidden : 12/16/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a seven-stage mystery tour that will take you on a stroll to interesting spots in central Puerto Vallarta. 

(NOTE: This cache has been muggled a number of times and a good samaritan recently replaced the cache. It is in the same final location but at a slightly different spot. The hint has been updated to reflect the new spot. Please use extreme stealth - there are lots of passers-by and guards on the wall above the cache!!)

This is one of my series of mystery tours.  See GC1MPG9, GC4XKVE, and GC1K2NN for tours in Vancouver and Whistler.

This cache can and should be done on foot and should take about an hour but we recommend that you allow lots of extra time to enjoy the many sights, sounds and flavors. Bring a pen, paper and a print-out for the simple arithmetic involved in the clues.

The cache is a micro. Bring a pen or pencil to sign the log. And please return the cache to its hiding place exactly as you found it. You will need stealth for both the find and the re-hide. As you will see, there are lots of muggles in the area.

All waypoints are N 20 and W 105. Where you see brackets below, simply find the number in the brackets and use its digits in the co-ordinates: for example, 36.2[12+19+4] would become 36.235.

  • Proceed to 36.882, 13.990
  • Let A be the number of men.

  • Proceed to 36.6[A-2]7, 14.[A-2]89
  • It was inaugurated in 19B2.

  • Proceed to 36.[A+2]9[B+3], 14.[A-2]9[B+3]
  • He served until 196C.

  • Proceed to 36.[C-1]B[A+2], 14.1C[B+2]
  • D is the number of arches.

  • Proceed to 36.DC[B+C], 14.[D-2]1[B+C]
  • He died in 1E92. 

  • Proceed to 36.[E-2]D[B+C], 14.[D*E]A
  • F is the number of turtles. Make sure to count them all.

  • The cache is located at
  • 36.[F-D][B+C]E, 14.A[F+B]F

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

vg'f tbbq gb ivfvg guvf pnpur ng 12 abba.

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)