Puluhalua Crater

The Middle of the World

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August 22nd 2007
Today we went to the middle of the world - both of them. If you haven´t guessed yet, I mean the equator. Apparently, there is the official middle of the world, a tourist trap called Mitad del Mundo, with a giant monument and everything. And then, there is the supposed real middle of the world (according to GPS). There is a nice museum there with all kinds of effects, like the Coriolis effect, wh ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mitad del Mundo

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more