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Lagoa do Covão dos Conchos Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 5/1/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:



Lagoa do Covão dos Conchos

A barragem dos Conchos faz parte do aproveitamento hidroelectrico da Serra da Estrela e recolhe as águas da ribeira das Naves.

Construida em 1955 em alvenaria de betão e granito com 4,6 m de altura, 48 metros de coroamento e tem uma capacidade util de armazenamento de 120 mil m3.

Esta pequena barragem desvia as águas da ribeira das Naves para a albufeira da Lagoa Comprida atraves de um tunel com 1519 m .

The Conchos dam is part of the hydroelectric system of Serra da Estrela and gathers water from ribeira das Naves.

Built in 1955 whit concrete and granite it as 4.6 m height, its as a 48 m crown and a useful storage capacity of 120,000 m3.

This small dam diverts water from ribeira das Naves to Lagoa comprida dam through a tunnel whit 1519 m.

A Cache

A cache está escondida na margem da barragem perto do funil de transvase, trata-se de uma simples lock-lock.

A intenção da colocação desta cache é levar os geocacheres a visitar esta lagoa desconhecida até da maioria dos habitantes locais.

Um sitio calmo e onde o tempo parece não passar.

The cache is hidden in the shores of the dam near the water transfer funnel, its a simple lock-lock.

The intention of placing this cache is to show to the geocacheres this hidden treasure unknown even to the majority of the locals.

A quiet place were even time seems not to move.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[PT] Qronvkb qnf crqenf, an sraqn [EN] Haqre gur ebpxf, va gur tnc

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)