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World Turtle Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/11/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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HIDDEN CREATURES ADVENTURE by Sokkies73

Uncover a new world of geocaching! Recently, 13 sightings of magical creatures and otherworldly beings have been reported along the Agter Paarl Road (Spice Route). Your challenge is to find these creatures in their natural habitats and confirm the existence of as many as you can.

Please return the creatures as found and do not hurt them or disturb their natural habitat.

Please bring your own tools of the trade for this hunt….

Congratulations!! By now you should have all 13 magical creatures…

 

World turtle legend

The World Turtle (also referred to as the Cosmic Turtle, the World-bearing Turtle, or the Divine Turtle) is a mytheme of a giant turtle (or tortoise) supporting or containing the world. The mytheme, which is similar to that of the World Elephant and World Serpent, occurs in Hindu mythology, Chinese mythology and the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

In Chinese mythology, the creator goddess Nüwa cut the legs off the giant sea turtle Ao (Chinese: 鳌; pinyin: áo) and used them to prop up the sky after Gong Gong damaged Mount Buzhou, which had previously supported the heavens….

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)