"La Cucaracha" Multi-Cache
Ice and Wind: Unfortunately cache owner has not responded to issues with this listing, so I must regretfully archive it.
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THERE IS NOTHING HIDDEN at the posted coordinates, but they do point you to a fine place to park for this easy puzzle.
"La Cucaracha" ("The Cockroach") is a traditional Spanish folk song, popular in Mexico, and it is unknown when the song came about. It is very popular in Mexico, and was especially so during the Mexican Revolution. Many alternative stanzas exist. The basic song describes a cockroach who cannot walk.
The mariachi singing group whose version of "La Cucaracha" I'm most familiar with is that of the Trío Los Panchos. They met in New York City in 1944. By 1946 they would relocate to Mexico City and begin touring internationally. They were welcomed with open arms and XEW-AM, the most popular radio station in Mexico City, reserved a time slot for their music. In 1951, Trío Los Panchos launched another international tour across Latin America. In the 1960s, they famously teamed with singer Eydie Gormé on a series of bestselling albums.
Trío Los Panchos attained worldwide fame with their romantic songs and boleros, especially in Latin America where they sold millions of records and are still regarded as one of the top trios of all time. They also appeared in approximately 50 movies, mostly during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
We happen to be big music fans, and so do our kids. Please enjoy the hunt for this easy puzzle cache!
THE PUZZLE... Stand in front of the establishment here, near the coordinates. It need not be open for you to solve this.
NORTH COORDINATE: N 43° 41.6B0
WEST COORDINATE: W 116° 21.5BA
A = In the outdoor dining space there are ______ boxy metal lights that hang by a chain. That number = A.
B = The Mexican coat-of-arms features a golden eagle with a rattlesnake in its beak. The eagle roosts on a prickly pear cactus with ______ blossoms. Add that number to A to get B. Hint: consult our posted "Mexico flag" artwork, the blossoms are pink.
You now have the information you need to find the final stage, less than a quarter of a mile from here. BYOP, we suggest retreating to your car with it for "processing" and stealth.
When we hid this, we had yet to patronize any of the restaurants here. This hide is NOT a reflection of those restaurants, but simply a celebration of Mexico's cultural heritage. The day this cache will publish also happens to be Easter, April Fool's Day, and my mother's birthday. ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Abuela Rosa!
First-To-Find prize is a collective coin rarer than our usual leave, a 50 centavos piece from 1968 that features Cuauhtémoc on the obverse ("heads") and the Mexican coat of arms on the reverse ("tails"). Cuauhtémoc was the Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. Congratulations TheMeisters for driving as fast as possible to "The Border," you left a bunch of FTF hopefuls muttering, "Ay, caramba!"
Additional Hints
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