GeoCatching

https://www.geocaching.com

Existe un nuevo pasatiempo en el mundo que esta muy divertido para participar con nuestros hijos.

Se trata de enterrar o esconder un recuerdo ó tesoro y guardar la ubicación con coordenadas gps.
Otras gentes buscan tu tesoro y te mandan una postal cuando lo encuentran. Supuestamente ellos, ponen otro objeto para ser buscado por el grupo.
Parece ser que esta en todo el mundo
Ojala les guste
Angel

http://letterboxing.org/
Existe otro hobbie que se llama letterboxing y es similar. Cuando viajas a cualquier parte del mundo puedes checar por geocatching o letterboxes.
Yo me sorprendi que en cuernavaca había 5 lugares para buscar.
anexo descripcion en ingles
Letterboxing is an intriguing “treasure hunt” style outdoor activity. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and post clues to finding the box online on one of several Web sites. However, clues to finding some of the most highly-sought boxes are passed around by word of mouth.
There are about 90,000 active letterboxes hidden in North America alone. Individual letterboxes usually contain a log book, an often hand-carved rubber stamp and may contain an ink pad. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox’s stamp on their personal log book, and leave an imprint of their personal stamp on the letterbox’s logbook.
Letterboxing is said to have started in England in 1854 when a Dartmoor National Park guide, James Perrott of Chagford, left a bottle by Cranmere Pool with his calling card in it an an invitation to those who found the bottle to add theirs. Eventually, visitors began leaving a self-addressed post card or note in the jar, hoping for them to be returned by mail by the next visitor (thus the origin of the term “letterboxing;” “letterbox” is a British term for a mailbox). This practice ended in time, however, and the current custom of using rubber stamps and visitor’s log books came into use. It caught on in the US in 1998 after an article in Smithsonian magazine.

For some of you, this may be your first experience with Letterboxing, so before you begin your search today, I’d like to convey to you some aspects of Letterboxing that I personally feel are important.

#1 – STEALTH:

Be discreet while searching for a letterbox if other people are around. You may need to postpone retrieving a box if you can’t do it without being seen. Remember – not everyone is “letterbox-friendly” and you should not jeopardize someone else’s letterbox for the sake of getting a stamp! When you have successfully retrieved it, carry the box away from its hiding place to stamp-in so as not to reveal the hiding place to passers-by or to draw attention to what you are doing. Make sure you are discreet when unpacking the contents of the box and stamping-in. Discretion and stealth are also required when you return the letterbox to its hiding place.

#2 – LETTERBOXING WITH CHILDREN:

Children are often enthusiastic to “do it themselves”, but adults should always oversee their activities and that they close up the box properly and re-hide it well, in the same location completely hidden from view.

#3 – RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT:

Care must be taken in both finding and planting letterboxes. When looking for a letterbox, remember to leave the area just as, or better than you found it. If you look under a rock, replace the rock back where you found it. Don’t pull out plants or rip up the ground looking for a letterbox. Avoid trampling vegetation while searching for the letterbox – if the box is off-trail, try not to create a “social trail” by following where previous boxers walked, it’s damaging plus it’s a dead giveaway to the location! Don’t tear apart that stone wall that has withstood hundreds of years of time to find the box.

#4 – RE-HIDE WELL:

After stamping-in and carefully closing up a letterbox, re-hide it as well or better than when you originally found it. Again, discretion at this time is very important. It is a good idea to cover the box with a handful of dead leaves, anchor the box with a flat rock so that an inquisitive animal can’t run off with it, and then sprinkle a few more leaves or twigs on top so it looks natural to passers-by. Look at it from different angles before you leave to make sure no plastic is showing. Never leave a letterbox out in plain sight! A well hidden letterbox helps ensure its longevity!

#5 – HAVE FUN!:

Letterboxing will take you to many new places – places that you may have never known about had it not been for letterboxing! It could be a short walk or a long, strenuous hike – there’s something for everyone’s preference and ability. Be sure to read the clues before you set off to ensure that it’s a suitable one for you.
Some clues are written simply and straightforward, some are more vague and require some thought and interpretation. Some require a compass. Others are written in the form of puzzles and ciphers to challenge those who enjoy that sort of approach. Again, there’s something for everyone.
Whichever path letterboxing may take you, please respect it, enjoy it and have fun!

Imagínense que nuestros antepasados pudieran poner las coordenadas de los entierros y de los quesos.... ya no habría tesoros ocultos!!!
Esta muy padre ese pasatiempo... empezare a dejar pequeños objetos!!!!
saludos

Cuando encontramos alguna moneditas de plata etc, podríamos dejar otra a cambio para futuras generaciones, tal vez en una bolsita de hule con un mensaje o algo parecido. Porque cada que sacamos es una menos. Es un recurso no renovable.

El único problema del Geocatching y de el letterboxing es que si nosotros los del grupo de buscadores de tesoros, al encontrar una macuquina y/o moneda de plata, queremos dejar algo para la posteridad, tenemos que dar la coordenadas GPS de nuetros lugares favoritos.
No se que tan conveniente sería esto
Saludos