Destination: the equator – and our search to find the middle of the earth in Ecuador

The country is named after it, after all.

With the equator being so close to Quito, wecouldn’t help but take in a couple of sites dedicated to it – and naturally, there’s a twist to them.

We start the story at the Mitad del Mundo just outside of Quito…

Most mainstream places aren’t on ourlist of places to see, but theMitad Del Mundois a decently done tourist attractions for the masses. The five-ton, 30-meter-tallpillar as seen above is the main attraction, with a solid yellow line supposedl...