The actual Equator is marked in its correct position, 240 metres to the north, by a sign on a gate stating that it is exactly at zero degress kattitude as calculated bya GPS. But the Middle of the ...

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous markets to ...

As long ago as 1736 scientists were exploring Ecuador, with, among other goals, the aim of defining and marking the Equator. At some point, the current Mitad del Mundo line was painted proudly on ...

Additionally, the land where the Equator actually lies is unstable and part ravine. The old marker was replaced in 1979 by the 100-foot high iron and concrete sculpture that remains today, topped ...

This place was Cayambe, where the third-highest volcano in Ecuador is located, almost 80km (50 miles) further north of Quito. As expected, Cayambe hosts yet another monument for photo-hungry tourists.

Our trip to Quito also included a trek to Mitad del Mundo, also known as the equator. At the Intiñan Solar Museum you can stand on the official equator, latitude 0-0-0 as measured by GPS.

Ecuador's highlands have a dozen peaks that rise above 16,000 feet, giving the Nevada-sized country a cluster of glacier-clad volcanoes that rival the Cascades in grandeur.

Not far from Ecuador’s capital, tourists flock to a line etched in the ground and straddle it so they’ve got one foot on either side of the equator. A 100 foot obelisk marks the spot. N… ...

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous ...