Tropic Hunt
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The Tropic Hunt is an annual puzzlehunt in Miami, Florida. It was co-created by Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry. The Tropic Hunt debuted in 1984, and there have been a total of 14 Hunts held through the end of 2005.
The hunt got its name from the Sunday supplement to the Miami Herald called 'Tropic Magazine', in which Dave Barry had a regular column. For the Hunt, the magazine, and a large section of South Florida, were turned into a large scavenger hunt/puzzle, which has attracted thousands of people from all over the United States. The hunt in 1998 was the last Tropic Hunt, because the Miami Herald ceased publishing Tropic Magazine shortly thereafter.
The Miami Herald re-instated the hunt in 2001, now calling it the Herald Hunt. It creates a special magazine section each time for the Hunt.
