Current at 11/6/2011 (Online waypoint URL) You have already found this cache! Master Index    Nearest Caches Conquista Del Mundo - Peru by skaven (1/1.5) (Archived) N49° 50.505  W97° 15.639 (WGS84) UTM  14U   E 625060  N 5522487 Use waypoint: GCWWW7 Size: Micro    Hidden on 6/30/2006 In Manitoba, Canada Difficulty:     Terrain:   *No attributes specified*     This micro cache is one of four caches guiding players to the "South American Continent" cache as part of the Conquista Del Mundo Challenge. Visit the User's Web Page link at the top of the cache lisiting to obtain further details regarding the Conquista Del Mundo Challenge. The Napoleonic invasion of Spain in 1808 sparked the Creoles (those of European descent born in America) in other Spanish colonies to struggle for independence between 1810 and 1821. But Peru remained loyal because of the conservative attitude of the Peruvian aristocracy, the presence of many Spaniards in Peru, the concentration of Spanish military power in Lima, and the effective suppression of Indian uprisings. Peru's independence was, consequently, achieved primarily by outsiders. Among them was General José de San Martín of Argentina, whose aims were to secure Argentine control of Upper Peru's silver from the Spanish forces that had occupied Upper Peru and to assure Argentina's independence by destroying the remaining Spanish power in South America. Because Argentine forces had previously been defeated in Upper Peru, San Martín determined to surround the Spaniards by liberating Chile and using it as a base for a seaborne attack on Peru. Chile was freed in 1818 and a fleet was readied, which enabled San Martín to occupy the Peruvian port of Pisco in September 1820. When the viceroy withdrew his forces into the interior, San Martín entered Lima. Peruvian independence was declared on July 28, 1821. Lacking power to attack the strong Spanish forces in the interior, San Martín sought aid from Simón Bolívar, who had liberated northern South America, but Bolívar declined, refusing to share leadership. San Martín then withdrew, and Bolívar assumed power in Peru to carry on the struggle for liberation. At the battles of Junín (Aug. 6, 1824) and Ayacucho (Dec. 9, 1824) Spanish power was broken and Peru's independence assured. With war threatening once again, who will emerge victorius? The cache container is a typical micro container. Please note the number on the front page of the log book. You will need the name of the territory and the number to complete the coordinates for the "South Americian Continent Cache". Bring your own writing stick.

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10/26/2006 by Kabuthunk
Continuing with my last mass caching's theory of "well, I've got several of this particular Conquista, let's go for the rest of this continent", I tackled Peru shortly after having taken down Argentina. I can honestly say that I didn't expect to see a conquista in this variety of cache, but it was a nice change. In either case, it was extremely easy to be able to make it look like I "belonged" there, thusly arousing no suspicion. Probably the easiest conquista I've done yet .

...Dang. In retrospect, I may have been able to get a full-sized chainmail ball inside this one if I had thought about it at the time. Dang. Ah well... micromaille balls and the Conquista Del Mundo challanges seem to go hand-in-hand .

Took: Nothing
Left: Logbook entry and micromaille ball