GC204EE Press House (Unknown Cache) in Latvia created by rzens

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GC204EE ▼

A cache by rzens Message this owner

Hidden : 10/26/2009

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Geocache Description:

[ENG]

"Press House" is a 22 storey high office-building which was built specially for the needs of the press. It was constructed as a large-scale complex which consists of 22 storey high office-building, magazine and newspaper editorial office and also a 2 storey high typography wing whose capacity was 1,5 billion units of printing a year. Construction works lasted 6 years, from year 1972 till year 1978, skyscrapers architect is Janis Vilcinš. Unluckily nowadays "Press House" operates only partially and it's loss-making, so it's planned to build 4 new 40, 35, 32 and 30 storey high buildings in it's place. Central building is planned to be a hotel, and the rest 3 buildings are planned to be office-buildings in a 120 degree angle around the central building. You can find more information about "Press House" in book "Preses nams ne mirkli nav rimis" by Eriks Hanbergs, though it's in Latvian.

Cache itself is a 450ml ( 15.2 fl.oz. ) Clip&Lock type container. Original cache content: logbook, 2 pencils, pencil-sharpener, eraser, 2 packets of silica gel. ( these items are not provided for trade ) And also few items for trade: 2 "glow in the dark" toy insects, a toy soldier and also 2 TB's and 1 GC.

To find the cache you must do just one simple task - you must decrypt the coordinates given below.
Cache coordinates: N 01° 01.382 E 579° 50.666

[LAT]

"Preses Nams" ir 22 stavus augsta biroju eka, kas tika celta speciali preses vajadzibam, un tika veidots ka plašs komplekss, kas sastav no 22 stavus augstas biroju ekas, laikrakstu un žurnalu redakciju korpusa, ka ari divstavu tipografijas piebuves, kuras jauda bija 1,5 miljardi iespiedvienibu gada. Buvniecibas darbi noriteja 6 gadus, no 1972. lidz 1978. gadam, augstceltnes arhitekts ir Janis Vilcinš. Par cik musdienas "Preses Nams" funkcione tikai daleji, un to nav rentabli uzturet ta vieta paredzets celt 4 jaunas 40, 35, 32 un 30 stavus augstas celtnes. Centra planots atrasties viesnicai, parejas 3 ekas, kas ir planotas, ka biroju ekas, atradisies 120 gradu lenki ap to. Vairak par "Preses Namu" jus varat uzzinat Erika Hanberga gramata "Preses nams ne mirkli nav rimis".

Kešs ir 450ml Clip&Lock tipa konteiners. Originalais konteinera saturs: viesu gramata, 2 zimuli, zimulu asinamais, dzešgumija, 2 mitruma absorbetaja pacinas. ( šis lietas nav paredzetas mainai ) Ka ari dažas lietas mainai: 2 tumsa spidošas kukainu figurinas, karavira figurina, ka ari 2 TB un 1 GC.

Lai atrastu slepni tev jaizdara tikai viens vienkaršs uzdevums - jaatšifre zemak dotas koordinatas.
Slepna koordinatas ir: N 01° 01.382 E 579° 50.666

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[ENG] [Task] Pbqr jbexf ol gur fnzr rknpg cevapvcyr nf urer. [Cache] Gunaxf gb ovepu sbe uvqvat-cynpr. [LAT] [Uzdevums] Švsef fgenqn crp gvršv gnqn cnšn cevapvcn xn šrvg. [Slepnis] Cnyqvrf oremnz cne fyrcghiv.

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)