Caching in another country

[+jcak1979]

I am sure this has been discussed, so if I need to be pointed in the right direction... great.

We are heading to Brazil in May and would love to try and cache there but the GPS only has a basic map. First, do you think would be enough?

Second, where can you get a more detailed map for anywhere in South America?

We have a Garmin 60csx and from the garmin site it looks like they don't make south america maps..

any suggestions from other travellors would be greatly appreciated.

Amy

[+9Key]

Garmin makes maps for select areas of Brazil:

http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSourc...electBrazil.jsp

[+tomfuller & Quill]

My first cache search (a DNF) was on the island of Terciera (Azores, Portugal). I think I saw the cache but didn't want to ruin my pants trying to get to it. Look for caches that have a picture of the area.

If you have a rental car in Brazil, you can choose suburban and rural caches. If depending on public transport, taxis and walking, that will limit the available caches. I know several cachers that don't even use a GPS but use only paper maps and a good compass. Having a map on the screen is useful but not a real necessity.

Remember to waypoint where you start walking.

[+sbell111]

When I went to Europe, I didn't bother getting european maps for my GPSr. I just used the basemap. Naturally, I kept waypoints set for my hotel and any transportation that I was using, but I basically just winged it.

[+brodiebunch]

There is mapping software for different parts of the world. We have one we use for Europe but its a general map, Only the major highways and arterials are shown so we end up using a city map for more details. That has sort of limited us to urban caches. Still fun to find though.

[BRTango]

I've been caching in Ireland and the Bahamas. I didn't bother to get detailed electronic maps for either of them. Just be sure to get a good map when you get there and watch where you're going.