GC1GW1C Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Traditional Cache) in India created by Golem team

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Hidden : 10/3/2008

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is lokated in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.(To find a cache you have to pay entance fee). It is a famous bird sanctuary with thousands of rare and highly endangered birds such as the Siberian Crane. Over 230 species of birds are known to have made the National Park their home. It is also a major tourist centre with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season. It was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971. It is also a declared World Heritage Site. The sanctuary hosts a small wintering population of the rare Siberian Cranes. Other species include the ruddy shelducks, gulls, northern shovelers, northern pintails, coots, garganey, tufted ducks and common pochard.

The sanctuary was created 250 years ago and is named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries. Initially, it was a natural depression; and was flooded after the Ajan Bund was constructed by Maharaja Suraj Mal, the then ruler of the princely state of Bharatpur, between 1726 to 1763. The bund was created at the confluence of two rivers, the Gambhir and Banganga. The park was a hunting ground for the maharajas of Bharatpur, a tradition dating back to 1850, and duck shoots were organised yearly in honor of the British viceroys. In one shoot alone in 1938, over 4,273 birds such as mallards and teals were killed by Lord Linlithgow, the then Governor-General of India. After India's independence, the rulers of the princely states were allowed shooting rights until 1972. In 1982, grazing was banned in the park, leading to violent clashes between the local farmer and Gujjar communities and the government.

The cache can be found very easily. It is in the center of the park, near one of the benches. Take a rest, look at birds and then you can find cache next to right leg of the bench under the brick. The small metal box is in army waterproof bag, not visible even if you take the brick out.

This cache was installed by Golem team, maintenance will be performed by jimdsouza.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre gur oevpx haqre gur snyyra gerr

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)