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Puzzled, Ithaca Edition: 5/5/11 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/28/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is the fifth in a series of puzzle caches to be placed in the Ithaca area. We hope to place one each month. You can find the first in this series here.

There is nothing hidden at the posted coordinates. An easy find once you have solved the cipher to find the coordinates. There is a parking area available, and a beautiful view awaits you. Not recommended at night. Cache is magnetic (but not a key box) See updated hide hint below for specifics about the container. No room for trade items, and BYOP. Please rehide it exactly as it was hidden.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the unlikely victory of the Mexican army over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance in Mexico itself, the date is observed nationwide mostly in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day (September 16), the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.


02 03 82 46 19 17 47 55 08 72 41 58 41 07 74
82 95 45 17 59 72 69 46 44 31 83 75 68 03 57 75 91
46 72 79 69 19 45 46 19 83 35 19 84 59 45 59 35 45
74 82 95 83 17 19 44 03 03 17 98 41 40 75 31 48 19
03 29 34 41

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Congrats to LCSM on the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: 1) Uvagf sbe gur glcr bs pvcure naq xrljbeq nccrne va terra. 2) Uvagf serryl tvira ol r-znvy nsgre gur SGF. Pnpur: Jngrecebbs cncre orgjrra gjb syng zntargf.

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)