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| The Fake Equator |
We took a bus 22km north of quito, to Mitad del Mundo, quite literally meaning centre of the earth. At Mitad is the official equatorial line, placed by the French invaders, here they built a big monument and painted a yellow line on the floor. The locals refer to it as a theme park, it consists of a few museums and an observatory!
However 200m further north is the "real" equator,000 latitude on gps, to my mind a guesstimate by the French that was only 200m out is a decent bit of work! At inti nan(the real equator) they make a bit more of a show about the whole deal, showing water going straight down the drain on the equator, and clockwise or anti clockwise one side or the other of the equator! They also have a few displays about some of the different cultures in Ecuador!
Another trip in Quito was up the second highest cable car in the world, this gave us amazing views of the city, and allowed us to see the vastness of the city! From the top we had the opportunity to climb another volcano, however been there done that, and we didn't know how far we would need to walk!
Our last big outing in Quito was to the basilica, a monster of a church on the edge of old town, here we climbed numerous steps, spiral stair cases, and ladders. To scale the heights of two of the spires, and give shaky legs when looking straight down!
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The Fake Equator
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| The Basilica |
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| From the top of Teleferico |
Our last big outing in Quito was to the basilica, a monster of a church on the edge of old town, here we climbed numerous steps, spiral stair cases, and ladders. To scale the heights of two of the spires, and give shaky legs when looking straight down!
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