Equatorial Monument (La Mitad del Mundo) Quito

Quito , Ecuador

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  • Most Boring Place Ever been to

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    horscht 1 contribution Cook Islands Mar 26, 2012

    There is no reason to go there. Only a load of overpriced restaurants, loads of souvenir shop and the monument for stupid pictures.

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  • Excellent

    5

    bobnkaren 14 contributions United States Jan 22, 2012

    The actual equator has a wonderful museum that is really well done. The French monument, although in the wrong location, is more picturesque.

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  • Better off going to Inti Nan museum next door

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    mgcarmany 3 contributions Huntington, Ohio, United States Oct 26, 2011

    Not that great & not the actual equator line too boot. If you go to the Inti Nan museum a couple hundred metres away, you´ll get way more info!

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  • Très beau site, agréable, Dimanche beaucoup d'ambiance

    4

    karine_vero 0 contribution Canada Sep 11, 2011

    Nous y avons passé pas plus 1H et sommes partis en excursion guidé pour le cratere

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Equatorial Monument (La Mitad del Mundo) Quito

  • 1

    Quito

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    Die Horrorstories scheinen uns alle zu verfolgen: "In Quito wurde ich ausgereaubt", "In Quito wurde ich im Holtel beklaut", "In Quito kann nirgends rumlaufen ohne Begleitschutz" etc. Aber irgendwie scheint bei uns die Liebe zur Stadt (wie es bekanntlich andere Arten der Liebe uch tun) vor allem durch den Magen und durchs Bett definiert zu werden.< …

  • 2

    Mitad del Mundo

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    It was always just a line on the map, the Equator. It was just that south of that point they called hurricanes something else. Later I heard a draining sink swirls to the left down there, but come on, really?

    There are certain laws of nature that just ARE, aren't there? Water swirls to the right, days are longer in summer, temperatures are …

  • 3

    A breath of thin air

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    We arrived at the Quito airport to the sound of the passengers clapping at our successful landing at one of the highest airports in the world. Our shuttle bus to our hostel was waiting for us once we got out of customs and gave us a nice overview of the city as we drove along. Our hostel is an old, remodeled apartment building with a wonderful view …

  • 4

    The real equator is a fake!

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    After our race-car night bus adventure, we chose to take a day bus to Quito. Night buses are nice for saving time and money, but you unfortunately miss seeing a lot of the scenery as well (and usually arrive at your destination feeling totally messed up). The area around Banos is gorgeous mountain, valley and volcano landscape so it's a shame not …

  • 5

    ¡Viva Quito!

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    Quito is one big city! It took us an hour from the busstation in the south to reach our hostel in the 'new' part of town, La Mariscal. And then when we got to the hostel something had gone wrong with our booking and they didn't have a room for us!! Normally this wouldn't be such a problem, but the 3 days we are going to be in Quito there is a …

  • 6

    Quito; not quite what I expect.....

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    I woke this morning really nervous about going to Quito. This is the only place I've actually read the government warnings about, and it's the only place that all travelers will tell you to be on your guard. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-liv ing-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/sou th-america/ecuador

    Amongst things that could happen …

  • 7

    Quito et alentours

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    Arrivé à Quito à 22h30 hier. Après avoir pris une bière et jasé avec le gars de l'acceuil, un québécois qui travail ici depuis 3 mois nous sommes allé nous couché dans un vacarme infernal. On aurait dit qu'il y avait 3 bars de Karaoké autour de notre chambre. Le tapage continua jusqu'à 5h du matin...pas une grosse nuit.
    Nous sommes parti assez …

  • 8

    Quito

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    We where in Quito for a couple of days. Quito is the word for sun and Equators name was actually Quito until they renamed it Ecuador. Which basically means equator.
    There is a old town which is the first UNESCO world heritage and old town is beautifully with all its colonial buildings. They also have cathedral which is about 180 years old …

  • 9

    Quito in a rush!

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    I finally found a bit of time to update this blog today..I was very busy before.
    I'll summarize the last two days for you.

    Thursday Ramon and I went to La Mitad del Mundo, the center of the world/ the equator. It took us approximately 1 1/2 hours to get there, as its 23 km outside of Quito. There's a massive monument at the "apparent …

  • 10

    Every city should have a Ciclopaseo!

    Quito may have a bad rap for crime (& probably well deserved), but it has one thing most cities don´t have: a Ciclopaseo. This is a very cool cultural/sporting event that closes down the main road (over 20 kilometers) and allows people to walk, bike, rollerskate, jog, or pogo-stick down the street for 5 hours every Sunday.
    We rented a …

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  • 1

    Hasta Luego, Amigos

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    ... through the country. Our visit to the Mitad del Mundo was almost obligatory, cuz who visits Ecuador without visiting the Equator? It is called Equatorial Monument because the quadrangular pyramid is located on the Equator Line, which is at 0º-0'-0'' ...

  • 2

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  • 3

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    ... - I took a trip to La mitad del Mundo (literally the middle of the world) i.e. the site of the equator. The official equatorial monument is about 1.5 hours by bus from the centre of Quito, and is a huge sprawling complex with the appearance of a theme ...

  • 4

    Just can't wait to get on the road again...

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    ... alternative equator experience, called Museo Solar Inti Nan, is apparently on the 'real ' equator, around 240m south of the equatorial monument in the recognised La Mitad del Mundo complex.  Whether it's the real equator as calculated by GPS ...

  • 5

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    ... were there so we ended up just visiting the equator which is about 2 hours away.  First we went to the Equatorial Monument which is a huge tourist trap.  You pretty much pay for the picture of yourself with one foot in each ...

  • 6

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    ... 1 of Tour - afternoon After an uneventful 45 minute drive, we arrived at the Mitad del Mundo where the famous Equatorial Monument stood.   Being in the afternoon, the weather was fantastic plus with the beautiful blue sky complete with puffy ...

  • 7

    return to quito

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    ... main pasta course. I dont think I really got what I ordered but it was all very good. We had been to the Equatorial monument which is 14 ks outside Quito on our first day here the week before. It is certainly worth a visit and fun to stand on either side ...