Klara and I went to Mitad Del Mundo (half of the world). It is definately made for the turistas but was well worth it. They had an orange line painted down the middle of the sight which is supposed to be the hemispheric line but according to the Museo Inti Nan, an incredible museum rich with artifacts and a great guided tour, the actual equator is on their land down a few blocks from Mitad Del Mundo. Museo IntiNan was fabulous. They had great cultural exhibits and some fun experiments demonstrating how the water does swirl differently on either side of the equator. The guide was able to balance an egg on top of a nail on the equator line and he demonstrated that our strength is different when standing on the line then when off of it. I wantto return someday on one of the equinoxes because supposedly for about 2 hours of the equinox there are no shadows.
Here are some of my touristic photos
The tower at Mitad Del Mundo
Some great totems from Museo Inti Nan
Here is one side of an ancient solar calendar. The other side is similar but used during the winter months. There really are only 2 seasons down here near the equator.
Yours truly
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