This mystery cache will take you to the location of the Shady Lane Murals in Coachella. A 1,000 foot-long wall depicts a timeline of Mexican-American culture and history.
The following was written in a 2012 article from Coachella Unincorporated entitled "Mural Project Beautifying Coachella": "Originally started by “Artistas Del Barrio” in 1979, the Shady Lane mural project lasted until 1981 but was never completed. Eventually the wall deteriorated and fell to the ground. The city decided to level the wall and start over. In May of 2011, the mural project was revived when “Culturas,” a local organization, rallied volunteer artists from all over the Coachella Valley and enlisted volunteers such as Ruben Gonzalez, the mural project coordinator."
Each artist was given a 50-foot portion of the timeline for their depiction. We hope you find this to be an interesting and informative walk.
Starting from the north-end of the mural wall:
Walk south until you see the banner that reads "Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna"
1. What year do you see on the Mexican flag closest to that banner? _______________
Continue south until you see the section for World War II.
2. Complete the name of the plane to the south of the soldiers? Latin _______________
Going south, walk until you see the "Golden Era of Mexico's Music & Film". There are 14 people with their names shown.
3. What first name is repeated twice? _____________________
Continuing south along the wall, walk until you see "Lowrider Movement". There are several cars shown.
4. What is the license number of the colorful Chev?: (3 letters then 3 digits)
Continue south and at the end of the wall, turn east for your last mural section.
5. Complete the phrase: New Fire ________ Year Cycle
You will now have the five answers to find the final cache location which is nearby.
Enter the five answers in the sequence shown (1-5) with or without spaces between each into the Certitude checker below (not case sensitive):
You will need to being your own pen to sign the log. Watch for muggles!
You need to validate your puzzle solution with certitude to see the Final Coordinates.
If the Certitude checker is not functioning please send us a message with the magic phrase and we hopefully will see the message and send the coordinates back to you.
At the final, please replace the cache with the attachment behind so that it is out of sight.
This container has disappeared a couple of times, so if you believe that you are in the right location but the container is not there then please DO send a photo of you touching the suspected location by Message ASAP so that we can confirm or deny your attempt. Do make it a broad enough view so that we can see where this is.
More Mural information for your enjoyment:
https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/the-unforgotten-wall-of-coachella
Also, don't miss the Big bear just to the south at Shady Lane Park!