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 ...

"People there don't see the equator as a line but as the point where Earth is roundest between north and south," he said. This place was Cayambe, where the third-highest volcano in Ecuador is ...

Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, is perched on the mountainous ... but a smaller park lies on the true equator. It has a big red line painted along the equator itself, just like on a desktop ...

After looking at Ecuador's Mitad del Mundo from afar, we decided to visit a nearby museum that was more accurately on the equator line and that offered a number of fun experiments that could only ...

Rising above a strikingly beautiful and barren plain only 1.5 degrees south of the equator ... Stone huts sit just below the line of permanent snow and ice on Ecuador three tallest volcanoes ...

The equator, an imaginary line circling the Earth, is not only a geographical marker but also a zone of ... such as Cayambe in Ecuador, are snow-capped. These peaks rise high enough to reach ...

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator ... inviting you to imagine what it would be like if the equator were rendered as a vertical line, with the east on top. Its ‘integral ...

The real point where the equator passes through Ecuador was later found to be about 240 meters north of the line at Mitad del Mundo, but don't let that deter you from visiting this complex ...