Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo Virtual Cache
Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo
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El Cerro de Montevideo es un cerro ubicado junto a la ciudad de Montevideo y a la costa de la bahía de Montevideo. Con una altitud de 132 m.s.n.m., fue el lugar elegido por el militar español Bruno Mauricio de Zabala para la instalación de un puesto de vigilancia del puerto de Montevideo contra invasiones marítimas. En 1802 se inauguró en su cima un faro para guiar a los navegantes que ingresaban al puerto. En 1809 inicia la construcción de la Fortaleza Gral. Artigas para protección del faro que es finalizada en 1811, en 1939 tras una restauración edilicia deja de funcionar como fortaleza militar para transformarse en el Museo Gral. Artigas. Fuente: Wiki
TAREAS (sencillo, pero lee cuidadosamente)
1. Encuentrándose en las coordenadas de este cache virtual, te estás enfrente de la puerta de la "Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo". Sobre la puerta, en la pared hay 2 palabras escritas en oro.
Estas son tu AAAAAAAAAAAA
2. En la misma ubicación (como en el punto 1) hay seis cañones, en uno de ellos puedes encontrar un signo de corona. Debajo de esta corona hay una letra.
Esta es tu B
3. En Waypoint 2 puedes encontrar una estatua. Estás interesado en el apellido de este héroe nacional.
Esto es tu CCCCCCC
Una vez que tengas todas las respuestas, envíeme un correo electrónico con tu nombre de geocaching en el título a AAAAAAAAAAAA.B.CCCCCCC@gmail.com
Si tu respuesta es correcta, recibirás de inmediato una respuesta con datos históricos sobre el lugar de tu visita de hoy. Si lo deseas, siéntete libre de agregar a su registro la mejor foto que hayas tomado en Zona Cero.
Fortaleza del Cerro, also known as Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress situated in Montevideo, Uruguay overlooking the Bay of Montevideo. It belongs to the barrio of Casabó, at the west of Villa del Cerro. It holds a dominant position on the highest hill of the department of Montevideo, popularly known as Cerro de Montevideo with its altitude of 134 meters above sea level. Its function was to defend the population of Montevideo and its port, on the río de la Plata. Governor Francisco Javier de Elío ordered construction in 1809 and it was completed in 1839; this was the last Spanish fort built in Uruguay. It has housed the Military Museum since 1916. Source: Wiki
TASKS (simple, but please read carefully)
1. Standing on the coordinates of this virtual cache, you are in the front of the gate of “Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo”. Above the gate, on the wall there are 2 words written in gold.
This is your AAAAAAAAAAAA
2. In the same location (as in point 1) there are six cannons, on one of them you can find a crown sign. Under this crown there’s a letter.
This is your B
3. In Waypoint 2 you can find a statue. Your are interested in surname of this national hero.
This is your CCCCCCC
Once you have all answers, please send me an e-mail with your geocaching name in title to AAAAAAAAAAAA.B.CCCCCCC@gmail.com
If your answer is correct, you will get, right away, a reply back with historical facts about the place of your today’s visit. If you like, feel free to add to your log the best photo that you have taken in Ground Zero.
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.
A few words from the owner
From the day of getting the virtual I was super excited about placing this type of rare cache and I wanted to make it special. This is why I decided not to put it in my home country, which has almost 100 virtual caches (as of 14-Nov-2019) and is over 12,000 km away from Uruguay. I decided to make a small gift to growing geocaching community in Uruguay and place it here the country's very first virtual cache!
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