Terry and the water trick

We just had to see this a few times, terry couldn't get enough of it!! They have a sink and a bucket of water and move it to either side of the equator, showing that the sink drains with the water spinning in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres...very cool. exactly on the equator, it just goes straight down the plughole.

Ecuador-country number eight!

January 30th 2009
....Terry's second blog.... Our first stop in Ecuador was in the town of Otavalo & we arrived just in time for it's famous Sunday market. The market was a bit touristy but nonetheless was incredibly colourful & had all sorts of handicrafts. We bought a few bits but had we been near the end of our trip we probably would have fleeced the place. We spent a few more days there hiking around the cra ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre

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

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