Treking in the Andes

The middle of the world!

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November 10th 2008
Another early morning start on Sunday - 5 am! Arrived in Quito some 3,000 metres above sea leavel and surrounded by the Andes. We dumped our stuff at the Magic Bean Hostel and headed straight for Mitad Del Mundo (The Middle of the World), where they have live entertainment on Sundays. We stood on each side of the equatorial line and took pictures, then took off again to visit the historic old to ... 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