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Forte da Baleeira Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/4/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Forte Da Baleeira, a construção esquecida de Sagres.

Baleeira's Fort, Sagres's forgotten building.

Construído por volta de 1573, este forte foi atacado pelo pirata inglês Sir Francis Drake. A fortaleza tinha por função proteger os pescadores locais e albergou no local uma ermida dedicada à Nossa Senhora da Guia. Actualmente apenas se vislumbram alguns alicerces de muros e um arco.

Probably built around the year 1573, this fort was attacked by the English pirate Sir Francis Drake. It functioned as a protection for the local fishermen and had an hermitage dedicated to Our Lady of Guia. Nowadays, only some foundations and an arch can be seen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Português] Crqenf nb ynqb qb zheb znvf ybatb (b zheb dhr rfgá yvtnqb nb nepb r dhr ncbagn cnen hznf vyunf). [English] Ebpxf arkg gb ybatrfg jnyy (gur jnyy gung'f pbaarpgrq gb gur nepu naq cbvagf gb gur fznyy vfynaqf).

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)