Standing in different hemispheres at Mited del Mundo

Quito and the Middle of the Earth

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July 5th 2008
From Lima we flew north to the capital of Ecuador, Quito. We had a trip to the Galapagos Islands booked and had a few spare days before that started so we just stayed in the city, and relaxed a bit after our travels across South America, which were coming to an end. We booked ourselves into a nice hostel and we were joined for a couple of days by a friend, Paula, who we had travelled with across ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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