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Capricorni tropicus Multi-cache

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SUp3rFM: Esta cache foi arquivada por falta de uma resposta atempada e/ou adequada. Relembro a secção das guidelines sobre a manutenção http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#maint :

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Como owner, se tiver planos para recolocar a cache, por favor, contacte-me.

Lembro que o "desarquivamento" de uma cache, e a sua eventual consequente reactivação, passa pelo mesmo processo de análise como se fosse uma nova cache, com todas as implicações que as guidelines indicam.

Se no local existe algum container, por favor recolha-o a fim de evitar que se torne lixo (geolitter).

Abraço e obrigado,

SUp3rFM
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer,

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Hidden : 9/16/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache located close to the point where the Tropic of Capricorn "touches" the Brazilian coast. Scenic view of the Atlantic.
The main difficulty in getting this cache is much more related to the approaching process than to the final search (unless you go by boat ;-) ). Be prepared to walk a little bit in the forest and on the rocks close to the ocean.

I - INTRODUCTION (source: Wikipedia)
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The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun to its maximum extent.
The position of the Tropic of Capricorn is not fixed, but varies in a complex manner over time

II - GETTING PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
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The given coordinates will lead you to a Monument marking the Tropic of Capricorn at the city of Ubatuba.
You will see a compass rose indicating the cardinal directions north, south, east and west and stones marked with letters "N", "S", "L" and "O" respectively. Below each letter you will see a WORD.
Based on that word answer the following questions to get the values for W, X, Y and Z:

W = 'How many times the letter "T" appears in this WORD?'
X = 'How many times the letter "A" appears in this WORD?'
Y = 'How many consonants are there in this WORD?'
Z = 'How many letters are there in this WORD?'

You will need also to calculate:

U = W + X + Y + Z
V = X - Y + Z

III - TO THE CACHE
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Cache location at:
S 23 deg 2V min XU.6 seg
W 45 deg 0Y min WZ.8 seg

Enjoy!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

-tb nf sne nf lbh pna jvgu lbhe pne. Or pnershyy fvapr gur ebnq pbaqvgvbaf ner onq. Guvf jvyy oevat lbh irel pybfr gb gur pnpur -Gur genvy ortvaf pybfr gb gur srapr ba gur evtug fvqr bs gur ebnq. -Gur zbfg boivbhf genvy jvyy ABG yrnq lbh irel sne. -Genvy vf va tbbq pbaqvgvba. ABG arprffnel gb tb vagb qrafr irtrgngvba.

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)