The Hidden Treasure of Amaro Pargo

The hidden treasure of

Diary

Amaro Pargo

Facts about the hidden treasure

by Marta Arroyo Vidal

Use with caution

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Nobody knows it, but you're a modern Indiana Jones: You've been studing the history of piracy and corsairs in the Canary Islands since you can remember.. For years, your peers at the university have thought that you're delusional. They don't understand your obsession with the hidden treasure of Amaro Pargo, the Spanish corsair. Everyone thinks it's at his home, but they're wrong. You found the last piece of the puzzle, and you're at San Borondon, a mysterious desert island in the Canary Archipelago... Let the adventure begin!!!

This island is so beautiful...

Context

Backpack

Tests

Pirate boat

To find the treasure, you must pass Amaro's dangerous tests...

Bushes

Beach

Shelter

Forest

Backpack

Test

Beach

Amaro's Cave

You have found Amaro's hidden cave. Now, you must show that you know your hero, if you want to survive...

Click on me first! (Then, click on the orange button)

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You see four boxes. Only one belongs to Amaro. Which one?

mmm

40.689452751377885, -74.04444675929783

28.489017702123412, -16.316030346272548

48.860822823713676, 2.3376654545952933

51.507395049691596, -0.16570884526186738

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Inside the box, you find 4 labeled envelopes. Which one would you pick?

yesss!

La Niña

La Santa María

Ave María y las Änimas

The Black Pearl

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Yuhuuu!

You found a map inside the envelope!!!You'll need it to find Amaro's ship and the treasure.

Great!

You have a map!!

Backpack

Tests

Pirate Boat

One down, four to go...

Bushes

Beach

Shelter

Forest

Backpack

Test

Forest

Lost soul's forest

In the deepest part of the forest, you must find an indestructible rope...

indestructible rope

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Eeny, meeny, miny, mo...

You enter the daunting forest, and you find a tree with hundreds of ropes hanging from it. Each rope has a knot. Each knot, a purpose. To reach the treasure, you'll need one... and only one will suffice. ...Which one will you choose?

Take notes, 'cause once you move forward, there's not going back!!!

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B. You need me to rappel the cliff that will take you to the treasure.

A. You need me to rappel the cliff that will take you to the treasure

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This deserves a dance!

You found the right rope !!At the end of the line, you see a hidden papyrus scroll with a clue to find your next location and item.

Cool!

You've got yourself an indestructible rope!

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Tests

Pirate Boat

Two down, three to go...

Bushes

Beach

Shelter

Forest

Backpack

Test

Bushes

I see trees...

You're looking for a particular plant/tree. You know, from the books that you've read, that you need an old axe to access the pirate boat. Said axe is buried under Amaro's favorite endemic plant... Would you be able to find it?

Click on me first! (Then, click on the green button)

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Euphorbia canariensis

Piece of cake!

Juniperus Cedrus

After hours of walking, you find the place. You hear the ocean, the seagulls... and you ask yourself: Where do I start digging?

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Who's the BEST? I'm the BEST!!!

You did it!!You found the old axe. Buried next to it, you find the coordinates to the next stop in your journey.

AWeSOME!

Let's do some chopping, shall we?

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Tests

Pirate Boat

Three down, two to go...

Bushes

Beach

Shelter

Forest

Backpack

Test

Shelter

Where's the key?

You're tired but happy... You arrive at your tent, and you pick up your diary. You start investigating the map, and you see a fading image in the bottom-left corner....

Backpack

Get out of the maze, find the hidden message...

SVBTAHIRL

SVBTAOTNZ

SVBTAHOTZ

Map of San Borondón

Where is the key?...

Backpack

I'm SO close!

You decoded the message, and you found the key!!Now, the last task: find El Gavilán and claim your reward!!!

Hurrah!

You've found the key!

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Tests

Pirate Boat

Only one remain... you're soooo close...

Bushes

Beach

Shelter

Forest

TEST

Pirate Boat

Treasure

One last step...

You followed the map. You used the rope to descend a cliff and the axe to clear the path to Amaro's beloved frigate. Furthermore, you used the key to open Amaro's berth, and the first thing you see is an old piano...

Click on me first! (and then, click on the brow button)

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You may have many of me, but never enough. After the last one arrives, you'll have no more. What am I?

A.

B.

C.

Congratulations!

Wow, you got it!

You found Amaro's long-lost treasure... Not only are you filthy rich, but you'll write the most compelling book, and you'll show those idiots at your university WHO'S THE FREAKING BOSS!!!

One more time!

Ouch!

Try again: I know you can do it!!... and remember: If you get stuck, try to find the clue.... shhh: it's our secret!!!

DON'T GIVE UP!

Ouch!

Try again: ... Did you look for the clue?... no?... is right there!!

DON'T GIVE UP!

Try again... and remember: there's no I in TEAMWORK.There isn't a U, either... or an X... but I'm getting distracted... Go, go, go!!!

Ouch!

Don't give up!

Ouch!

If you give up now, how are you going to explain it to those BIGOTS at the university?!Get yourself together and TRY AGAIN!

Don't give up!

Ouch!

NO, NO, NO, NO... No way!!!. You can't quit now.... THINK! You can do it!!!

Don't give up!

Ouch!

I HAVE NO TIME FOR A PEP TALK: YOU.ARE.SO.CLOSE!!!GO BACK AND MAKE YOURSELF PROUD (and rich... but mostly proud... and really, really rich)

Don't give up!

Clue

Use the Caesar cipher to find the right answer.Key: Left rotation 7

Clue

I have a deck, but no backyard.I have a bow, but no arrows. I have a wheel, but I'm not a car. I have a beam, but I'm not a light... What am I?

Clue

Insert me in Google Maps.

Clue

You have one photo and two options. Watch the video: the knot in the image can only be used for one of the two options...

Clue

Use the mouse to move the objects in the map

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You're near the coast.

Clue

The riddle gives you a clue to a song. On Musiclab, you'll see that each note has a specific color. The first 5 notes are the key to solving the cipher and finding the treasure.