GC17E60 Unknown Cache Llanfair PG
Type: Mystery | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: sleuthers @ | Hide Date: 11/16/2007 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 53.460 W105° 04.740 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 5
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Solve the puzzle below to determine the real coordinates.
I used to think the longest place name was a Welsh town called:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

or Llanfair PG for short, but apparently there's a hill in New Zealand named:

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikima-
ungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

and the name of Bangkok in Thai is:

Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyaya-
mahadiloponoparatanarajthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasa-
tarnamornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphrasit

All this is totally irrelevant to the puzzle (honest), but I wanted to put something there other than "Puzzle Cache". So the coordinates are:


    0 12 14 7 7 12 16 10 1 5 5 3 9 6 8


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15 Logs: Found it 10  Didn't find it 1  Write note 1  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  Enable Listing 1  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 04/19/2019 By Edwards654
It took a while, but I finally made the find. The container had become detached and was on the ground and covered, but I scratched around until I found it. Reattached it at the appropriate location. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide.

Enable Listing 03/18/2019 By sleuthers
Replaced the cache. It's no longer small but a micro (bison tube). Hope this one lasts.

Temporarily Disable Listing 02/02/2019 By sleuthers
I'll check on it...

Didn't find it 02/02/2019 By Edwards654
We enjoyed solving this puzzle but were unable to locate a container at Ground Zero. The prairie dogs in the area were laughing at us I think but no small container was found. We'll try again another time

Found it 12/02/2018 By SeekDaCache
Taking advantage of a nice day to cache our way to the Social Butterfly -- Last Chance! Event in Longmont. Nice short walk to GZ on a chilly morning. Nice hide, SL,TFTC

Found it 05/16/2016 By jasperdakota
Thanks for the fun puzzle! Found this rainy day. SL.

There is a longer 92 letter version of the same New Zealand hill:

Tetaumata­whakatangihanga­koaua­o­tamatea­urehaeaturipuka­pihimaunga­horo­nuku­pokaiwhenuaa­kitana­rahu

Translates to: "The place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as land eater, played his flute to his loved one."

I then looked up the longest word: A chemical with 189,819 letters which takes 3 hours to pronounce.

Found it 05/03/2016 By mondou2
Enjoyed the hunt. I thought this one had been found and indeed my stamp was already there. Thanks for the fun!

Write note 02/13/2016 By sleuthers
I was proud that this featured today in the geocaching puzzle of the day blog : http://geocachingpuzzleoftheday.blogspot.com/2016/02/llanfair-21316.html

Owner Maintenance 01/22/2016 By sleuthers
Replaced the final coordinates checker with a much better one...

Found it 05/23/2015 By tugies
Stopped for some puzzles that I've had solved for a while on the way to the BIG Reveal. Sleuthers' caches came recommended. The yucky weather hindered looking for more. Thanks for the caches and the fun!!!

Found it 05/18/2014 By SnailMan1
I tried several things trying to solve this one and I finally had to seek out a hint. Even with a hint the answer did not immediately appear, but eventually a set of coordinates did appear. This morning I made my way up North looking for puzzles and as I drove up there was a car parked there which I thought was kind of strange. Then the CO got out of the car and we had a nice conversation. He had just replaced the cache so got to sign and empty log. Thanks for all of your puzzle!

Found it 09/22/2013 By Greasepot
Logging with permission of the owner. It was quite a tough puzzle, so I got some help. Thanks!

This entry was edited by Greasepot on Monday, 23 September 2013 at 20:11:39 UTC.

Found it 04/15/2012 By mtn_goat
I spent way to long trying to make my wrong idea work out for this puzzle. The real solution was one I hadn't seen used before. Cache is in good shape after sitting for a long time.

Found it 12/19/2010 By k-lord team
Hoho, another sleuthers´s puzzle I have solved and then also found. :-) It was already after sunset, so to find the cache was a little bit challenging but I found it. Thanks for interesting puzzle and cache.

Found it 11/22/2009 By Bhob
Fun puzzle, nice area, good hide. Let's see, will this work - no - how about that - nope - and what about this other thing - no luck there, either - now how about THIS - ahhh, that did the trick. TN-LN-SL. Thanks !