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Circular Church Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/28/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Nestled in the hills next to the spectacular Wufengchi waterfall is an interesting Catholic church. There's enough in this area to make a day of it so come and explore.


The cache can be found at:

N24 AA.BBB E121 CC.DDD

To get the missing numbers simply follow the instructions below.


AA 

Go into the church. Count the number of small windows (the small ones are the highest ones). Then count the number of decorative wooden plaques hanging on the walls inside. (Like this one.) 

Add together the two numbers to get AA.  


BBB

Find this shape on the back of one of the buildings. What is inside the shield?

A circle and a cross = 502

A dove and a leaf = 639

A heart and a cross = 001

A sun and a moon = 474


CC

The main door or the circular church is decorated in large flowers. Count the number of flowers on both panels of the main door. Behind the church you'll find some covers like these set into the grass. Count how many of these you can see in a line. Then take a short trip over to the cave where Mary Magdalene listens to people's prayers. Outside the entrance to the cave you can see some Chinese characters to the left of the doorway. How many characters are there? 

CC = the number of flowers + the number of covers + the number of characters. 


DDD

Opposite the main entrance to the church there is a tile set into the plaza floor which tells you how high the church is above sea level. Find this number and then add 530. 

DDD = how high the church is above sea level + 530

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp - vafvqr n terra plyvaqevpny guvat - TCF n yvggyr fdhvssl ohg gurer'f abg zhpu ryfr va gur nern.

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)