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Woo hoo! I´m on the equator!  
   

Woo hoo! I´m on the equator!

Actually, not really. Apparently they miscalculated the line by 200 metres or so. Nevermind!
You´d assume that it would be hot on the Equator!

February 25th 2008
Well I arrived in Quito, Ecuador last week in my shorts and flip flops expecting some balmy, tropical weather, but instead found a lot of rain and British temperatures. Boo! What is going on with the world? Over the course of 4 days I had to buy a wooly hat for the evenings, thick wooly socks for bed, another fleece (after losing my last one) and some bingly-bongly trousers to wear as pyjama botto ... read more
South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

Ecuadorian Flag 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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