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Intiņan Solar Museum

Atlas Obscura
The Intiņan Solar Museum proudly advertises itself as the home of the "true" equator. Located a short way from the "official" equatorial...
142 months ago

When visiting the equator, where do you draw the line?

The Boston Globe
Despite the monument in Ecuador's Middle of the World City, that is not the actual site of the equator, which modern GPS has pinpointed...
70 months ago

Journey To The Middle Of The World: How To Reach Ecuadors Equator Line

Culture Trip
Get up and close and personal with the real equator line in Ecuador book an exclusive adventure with TRIPS by Culture Trip to experience it...
39 months ago

Much Ado About Nothing at the Equator

Smithsonian Magazine
About 15 miles north of Quito, a yellow line representing the Equator runs up a long, regal walkway to the base of the Mitad del Mundo monument, built in 1979.
143 months ago

This lush mountain retreat in Ecuador’s cloud forest is only an hour outside Quito

The Washington Post
Yunguilla Reserve, perched 8695 feet above sea level, is a model of community-based tourism.
81 months ago

How the Center of the Earth Got a Little Off Kilter (Published 2012)

The New York Times
At Ecuador's Middle of the World park, tourists stand on a yellow line that is said to be precisely at Earth's midpoint. Except that it is...
147 months ago