Who says you cannot be in two places at the same time?So as the title of my blog suggests...Ecuador is located in the Middle of the World! or at least it claims this title. This is becuase it is in Ecuador, and only Ecuador, that the 0 longitude line passes through the Ecuador on solid land...in the Galapagos Islands! Many years ago....when French expeditioners were measuring the equador and creating maps, building obersvatories to observe the heavens, and so on, they decided that of the South American and other countries located on the equator, Ecuador´s geography (mainly its impressive mountains) made it the best location to do their studies. Their original estimate of the center of the world is off by about 240 meters where they constructed a monument. In the correct location, today you can visit a museum with interesting facts about indigenous Ecuadorian culture, strange facts about the effects of Ecuador´s geographic location, and interesting experiments. Here is a link to my facebook picture album with descriptions of the museum and its experimens...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2371832&id=12603504&l=b1ec10b47f
Enjoy!
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