Latitude "0" Monument

The distant 1982 monument replaced a smaller one built in 1936 to commemorate a 1736 French Geodesic Survey that took detailed measurements of the Earth. It houses a number of exhibits on several internal levels. We went into the planetarium but the narrative was in Spanish, so we groped our way to the exit and left. That's our driver, Jorge, who doubled as a tour guide today.

Quito again

November 30th 2015
Geo: -0.224687, -78.5139Travelling day on Sunday. A barge had run aground in a narrow channel and the Anakonda could not pass. So we spent 2.5hr in the canoe driving upstream to Coca. While there we had a brief visit to a local market. Then we boarded a TAME Embraer-190 (26 rows, 2x2 seating) for Quito, landing at 1530. Our American fellow passengers are also staying at the same Quito hot ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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