GC877JD Traditional Cache Maya's Spring
Type: Traditional | Size: Other Other | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Dud&Plato @ | Hide Date: 05/02/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 33.182 W105° 06.980 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Available during winter  Parking available  Stealth required  Field Puzzle  Food Nearby 

In the 16th century, the story of the Fountain of Youth became attached to the biography of the conquistador Juan Ponce de León. As attested by his royal charter, Ponce de León was charged with discovering the land of Beniny. Although the indigenous peoples were probably describing the land of the Maya in Yucatán, the name—and legends about Boinca's fountain of youth—became associated with the Bahamas instead. However, Ponce de León did not mention the fountain in any of his writings throughout the course of his expedition. - Wiki

Ah yes. The fountain of youth. Ponce de León didn't include this information in the course of his writings... but why? 

It turns out, newly discovered writing revealed more information about his explorations, but intended to keep them secret. He actually listened to the stories... and went to explore the Mayan region. Finding there, Maya's Spring.  He was somewhat disappointed to find that the spring could not restore youth fully, but it still had wondrous powers.  One of these powers seemed to be to create a smile for anyone that came into contact with it. While not as mythological as the fountain of youth, he still felt it was a secret that should be guarded closely. So go to the coordinates, and find Maya's Spring for yourself and experience its power to create smiles first hand. While this cache is not difficult, please respect Ponce de León's wishes to keep it secret and post no spoilers so that others may enjoy the experience themselves. 

Cache is placed with property owners permission, however, please attempt to use as much stealth as possible. We don't want the location of such wonderous springs to be brought to the attention of muggles!

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 06/28/2019 By Pixel Magic
Tftc
Nicely done.
Had to try a couple of times before it cooperated.

Found it 06/23/2019 By rfmetz
Enjoyed the story and you gotta love the cache. SL. TFTC.
Bob

Found it 06/22/2019 By chuppalloop
Tftc found with artguru20.

Found it 06/22/2019 By artguru20@gmail.com
Found with chuppalloop. We love these types of finds! TFTC!

Found it 06/15/2019 By CoBiker
That was fun. First I have seen one like this. TFTC

Found it 06/10/2019 By LeRoy H
Tftc great hide and one of the neatest cache we have found. We are from south Texas.

Found it 06/09/2019 By brobobrose
E.B. Fonk, Crevice, Lily, Brobob. Amazing, creative hide! One of the best.

Found it 05/28/2019 By AddyBoo!
Love it! Thank you for a fun cache!

Found it 05/26/2019 By hxcaf
I LOVE this cache!!

Found it 05/19/2019 By egroeg38
Great write up and container. A favorite. TFTC SL