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Puya Raimondii Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/16/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Located in Peru's Huascaran National Park on the route from Pachacota  to the Pastoruri Glacier . Approximately 17.24 km up the route, is an amazing cluster of the world's largest bromeliad - Puya Raimondii. Also known as Queen of the Andes (English), titanka (Quechua), or puya de Raimondi (Spanish). The Puya Raimondii are native only to the Andes in Peru and Bolivia and are high altitude plants - 3000m - 4800m. The entire plant may reach 15 meters high! It is very specific about where it chooses to grow and is usually found on steep and rocky slopes at the indicated elevations.

 

The cache is a small tube with a lid. Inside is a plastic ziplock with logbook. See spoiler photo for Hint. DO NOT Touch the plants as they are considered endangered species. My friend Dante from Chiquian will maintain the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr fcbvyre Cubgb. Ybpngrq orgjrra gjb ebpxf va n abbx haqre bar bs gur ebpxf.

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)