Geocaching, probably best described as a high tech treasure hunt, has become a truly global phenomenon since its invention in the United States in 2000. Using a GPS device (global positioning system) to follow given coordinates, you’re involved in an outdoor game of hide and seek to find the “geocache”, a well camouflaged box containing a log book (which you date and sign to mark your find) and a stash of small, inexpensive “treasures” for trading (you’re free to take one of these treasures in exchange for leaving something of equal or higher value).

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