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milesmac wrote:
Shortly after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the first capital was on a site part-way up this mountain. It was destroyed by a flood and mudslide when an earthquake let loose the water from the crater, and the capital of Guatemala was moved down the valley to the current Antigua. The original site is a village now known as "Ciudad Vieja", ("The Old City").

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_Guatemala

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You're right and the second move was due to earthquakes in the area.  The ball is in your court.  Where will you go?



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This GeoGame is called, "Wherzit" so...

you have to respond with the coordinates for this image.

For bonus marks, describe what is happening there.




- Google clue 1: when something is on fire we say it is _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- Google clue 2: Eve was a woman, Adam was a _ _ _

- Picture clue 3: http://www.arewereally.com/mindshaft/mindshaft_images/WebVersionMap.gif


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Wahoo! I finally got one while ohmic and the others are (I assume) sleeping!

This is the location of Burning Man. 

40 46.195
119 13.227

[wiki]
Burning Man is an eight-day-long festival organized by Black Rock City, LLC, under the guidance of founder Larry Harvey. The festival is held annually and ends on the American Labor Day holiday in September. The festival takes place on the playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, 90 miles (150 km) north-northeast of Reno. Though the specific location on the playa changes from year to year, the location has been quite constant in recent years. The temporary city is an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance. The event takes its name from the ritual of burning a large wooden sculpture of a man on the sixth day.
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It's the site of Burning M... oh rats... Lizardo got it before me!



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excellent! i SOOOO want to go there this year...

40 46.195   -119 13.227

congrats lizardo... over to you!

-- Edited by milesmac at 20:41, 2007-01-26

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I like this twist to the game.  Here is my contribution.
I have no idea what the story is on this.  I would like to know more about it.
Hint 1 : It is in Canada ... for now.
Hint 2 : The island is 50 KM across.
Hint 3 : X2FP

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I know! I know!  I found it and know exactly what it is, but I'll play along. 


-- Edited by candaceandwill at 22:13, 2007-01-26

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 51°23'44.31"N 68°41'16.89"W



Impact Crater Dia. 100 km. Age 241 ± 1 million years.


http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/manicouagan.htm


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Sorry Lizardo,

It looks like you were hoping for more of a mystery there. I was in a hurry to try out this mystery on the wherzit sleuths.



It is in Manitoba. We were scouting this spot for a potential cache when we noticed something odd parked here. Whatizit and wherezit?

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that's where my sister lives! 



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Dragonfreys wrote:
Sorry Lizardo,

It looks like you were hoping for more of a mystery there. I was in a hurry to try out this mystery on the wherzit sleuths.



It is in Manitoba. We were scouting this spot for a potential cache when we noticed something odd parked here. Whatizit and wherezit?
It's a children's outdoor wading pool, in Brandon, Located at the Riverheights playground.



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Okay that was easy. Your turn.

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Okay, here's one.
N41 43.917, W049 56.750

What's at the above co-ords?

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Cool that looks to be the bow of the Titanic


Photograph copyright Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and Walden Media, LLC



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Cool that looks to be the bow of the Titanic


Photograph copyright Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and Walden Media, LLC

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/

Yep, you're right......Your up!




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Okay what's the significance of this little rock in the middle of nowhere?

80°49′41″N, 66°38′46″W

Bonus marks for the name of the Canadian politician who set foot on there recently.

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That would be Hans Island.
Canada and Denmark are "fighting" over it....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island

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.....And for the bonus points, defence minister Bill Graham visited the island.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4715245.stm

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Back to you.

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N41 43.917
W049 56.750


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Wahoo! Finally, I'm on time for one of these! Been watching for days, waiting for my in, and finally I got it.

 

Tricky, tricky, Jimbo2... That's the Titanic again!

As simple as a cross-check between the two posts. 



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Wagonmaker wrote:

Wahoo! Finally, I'm on time for one of these! Been watching for days, waiting for my in, and finally I got it.


Tricky, tricky, Jimbo2... That's the Titanic again!

As simple as a cross-check between the two posts. 

Oops!, I ****ed up....

I meant tp post this:
N 42  08.605
W102 51.449

You were right tho, those were the Titanic's wreckage co-ords again.....



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Well, isn't that just swell?

Good thing I came back and checked so soon, or it might have been snapped up from me! And I had my contribution all ready too!

Anyways, it looks to be the location of CARHENGE, a replica of Stonehenge, located just north of the town of Alliance, Nebraska. [wikipedia] Carhenge is constructed of vintage American automobiles, all covered with gray spray paint. Built by Jim Reinders, it was dedicated at the June 1987 summer solstice. During the summer of 2006, a visitors' center was being constructed to service the site. [/wikipedia]

Phew!

Looks kind of neat, in an out-of-the-way, nobody-knows-I'm-here location...



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Yep, you're right.
Interestingly enough, there is a geocache there.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=58d16715-7e9f-4d2b-8848-322abcd0b630
You're up, maker of wagons!

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Alright, then.

This shouldn't be too hard, but it may require you to do a bit of sleuthing.

You need to find the coordinates of the TWO locations of the statue pictured below. Exact coordinates preferred, but I will accept approximate coordinates, so long as the locations are correct.


Statue -- Wherezit?

Viel glück!
 



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The bronze statue is of Harry Colebourn, and Winnie the bear.
The 2 statues are @ London Zoo, and Winnipeg zoo.

London co-ords are:
N 51° 32.140 W 000° 09.358  

Winnipeg co-ords are roughly:
N 49° 52.403 W 097° 14.500

Look on this web page to see photo of statue:
http://www.poohcorner.com/pooh.html

Taken from above link:
"In 1999 a party of officers and men from the 34th Fort Garry Horse visited London Zoo and unveiled a bronze sculpture by Bill Epp of Harry Colebourn and Winnie . A copy of this statue also stands in the Winnipeg Zoo."

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I will accept your answer, Jimbo2, even though you clearly swiped the coordinates from the Camels, Lions & Tigers cache. Haha! Well done!
I visited the London Zoo last February and was pleasantly surprised to find the statue in the picture (which is the London one) and the plaque which made reference to the Assiniboine Park Zoo.
The ball is in your court, Jimbo2!

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Here ya go....

The co-ords and name, please.

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That was a tough one but I recognized the awning on Ruby's diner.  This would be the set of Corner Gas in Rouleau Saskatchewan.

50°11′32.49″N, 104°54′50.85″W

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MBeans wrote:

That was a tough one but I recognized the awning on Ruby's diner.  This would be the set of Corner Gas in Rouleau Saskatchewan.

50°11′32.49″N, 104°54′50.85″W

Yep, that's correct. And the co-ords are very good, too. Even though the set doesn't show up on the sat. image, the pointer is on the location......
Corner Gas is one of my favorite shows.
You're up, MBeans!



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