Looking down from the tower

Mitad del Mundo - lit 'The Middle Of The Earth'

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July 18th 2007
If you have come this far you may as well check out the equator! The last time I stood on the equator was about 9 years ago in Indonesia and there was no more than a plaque to say that I was there. The Ecuadorians have gone much further and put in place a sizable touristy complex. The only problem is they missed the exact equator by about 200 meters!! As the story was told to us, about 50 year ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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