High-fiving on the equator

The middle of the world and mosquito heaven..

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September 27th 2009
By Thursday we decided it was time to venture out of Quito so Jules and I headed North to Mitad del Mundo, "Middle of the World". It is the equator line in ecuador which measures 00´00´00´. After two very sweaty bus rides we made to the weirdest "museum" in the middle of what looks like desert land.. Not quite the tourist attraction we were expecting! The place was an old quecha settlement and ... 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