The Middle of the World

La Mitad Del Mundo - The Middle of the World

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June 1st 2009
Ecuador, where the Northern and Southern hemisphere´s meet at the Earth´s centre, the Equator. Quito, the Capital, is actually made up of two words "Qui" meaning "centre" and "To" meaning "land" - therefore Centre of the Land or World. How cool is that? Obviously we went to visit the Equator if for no other reason than to check the theories about water in the loo flushing in different direct ... 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