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Quito, Ecuador - La Mitad del Mundo

June 28th 2010
We made it to the middle of the world ... as the sign says as you get off the plane. I suppose that the middle of the world is the burning hot magma core. That is not where we are ... we are however at the equator in the country of Ecuador. Actually when we arrived to Quito, Ecuador on Saturday we were a little south of the equator. However, our first day in Ecuador we made a day trip to the "m ... 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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