Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Middle of the Earth - la Mitad del Mundo

Janet & Joe - One leg on each side of the equator



When you come to Ecuador there is an unwritten rule that you have to visit the equator and stand with one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern hemisphere.








View from the top of the monument



There is a very nice museum in the monument with the globe on top and we were lucky enough to have our own guide, Ximena Ortiz.











Joe, Ximena (our guide) and Janet




Ximena is the sister-in-law of my host here in Ecuador and just happen to be the person who set up the museum and ran it for three years.
Joe & Janet - view from on top of the monument


So the next time you are in Quito, take the short drive north to the equator and stand on the equator.

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