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Verbum Quaerere Africa! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/12/2019
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Verbum Quaerere Africa!

 

This is a puzzle cache.  It is not at the listed coordinates.  To obtain the cache coordinates, please solve the following puzzle.

 

This cache is part of The Atoz Sequence series.  Click here for more information.

 

Find 15 words closely associated with Africa in this word search.  There are no diagonal or backward words.

 

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

 

 

Then, enter the nine intersection letters (those that appear in both horizontal and vertical words) in the checker to get the coordinates.

 

Don't forget to make a note of the clues on the cache log.  You will need them to solve The Atoz Sequence!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va sebag bs gur shegurfg jrfg Nyqre gerr (vg yrnaf gb bar fvqr). Va gur fznyyre bs gur gjb fghzcf.

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)