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Qahwa 39 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/23/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the
QAHWA SERIES
Cache #39 - Puzzle Bonus

This cache is not at the posted coordinates!


This cache art series was created to celebrate traditional Arabic coffee (Qahwa). The series depicts the outline of an Arabian coffee pot (dallah).

Arabic Coffee Pot (dallah)

You can learn more about Arabic coffee at the following links:

 

This cache is not at the posted coordinates!

 

The caches are located in the desert between Al Jumaliyah and Al Zubara. They are accessible via rough desert tracks. A 4WD vehicle with good ground clearance is recommended. The area is strewn with many sharp rocks and other hazards. It is highly recommended to travel with at least 2 vehicles. The usual precautions for venturing into the desert apply (water, fuel, mechanically sound vehicle, communications, recovery equipment, spare wheel, etc).

Be sure to keep a sharp lookout for wildlife. You may be rewarded with sightings of fox, dharb (spiny tailed lizard), wassil (monitor lizard), jerboa, desert hare, igama, and many different bird species.

 

FIELD PUZZLE INSTRUCTIONS

Each puzzle cache in this series contains a letter with an assigned value. Substitute each letter in the following formulae with its assigned value to calculate the final coordinates.

N25 4A.BCD  E51 0F.GHJ

  • A = (X+N)/V
  • B = SQ/N(Y-U)
  • C = (R^T+Z)/ X
  • D = TW+P
  • F = (V^P+Z)-U
  • G = N-T
  • H = (X/Q+Y)^Z
  • J = RW-S

 

Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

KL = zhygvcyl, K^L = rkcbaragvny (r.t. fdhnerq), K/L = qvivqr, K+L = nqq, K-L = fhogenpg, K(H+I) = fbyir pbagragf bs () gura zhygvcyl ohfu

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)