The Middle of the World

From one hemisphere to the other in one easy step

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April 10th 2009
Day 737 (05.04.09) It was our first full day in Ecuador and what else to do than to visit the 'thing' that the country was named after? Just a short bus ride from the city of Quito you can visit the site of the Equator and this is where we were headed today. Vic had left us really early this morning to continue her mammoth journey to Cusco and, after a month on the road with her, we will cer ... 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