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Downtown Carlsbad Art Tour Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/29/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
BUT YOU CAN PARK AND START THE FIELD PUZZLE HERE





If you are a connoisseur of the fine arts but short on funds here is a free art tour of Downtown Carlsbad. It consists of five exhibits at which you gather clues to calculate the final coordinates. Let's begin:

Exhibit A - N 33° 09.582 W 117° 20.937:
There is a life form tending to its garden. Underneath him/her you will see an "@" symbol followed by a phrase. Not counting "ARTIST" how many letters in that phrase? A = that number.

Exhibit B - N 33° 09.519 W 117° 21.003 :
B = the number of ocean dwelling mammals displayed in the art work.

Exhibit C - N 33° 09.491 W 117° 21.039:
C = the first digit of the life guard tower minus the number of yellow hibiscus flowers.

Exhibit D - N 33° 09.559 W 117° 21.101:
D = number of animals (awake and sleeping).

Exhibit E - N 33° 09.670 W 117° 20.955:
E= the number of vehicles



Now do some math:

S = D x E
T = A + C
U = A + B
V = A + D
W = U x E
X = D - E
Y = B + D
Z = B + C



The final is located at N 33 S.TUV W 117 W.XYZ

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)