La Mitad del Mundo (the Middle of the World)

It had to be done. We couldn't live in Quito and not go to one of the biggest attractions here: the equator.

A local taxi driver, José, who has become our travel adviser, took us there and we shared a fun afternoon with him and his family.

The "Middle of the World" is located north of the centre of Quito. Right next to the famous monument is the Intiñan Solar Museum which claims to be built to mark the true location of the equator. Our guide demonstrated a number of tricks to prove we were right on the equator, but not sure it was all a set up for us "gringos". Having said that it was quite amusing and our lovely guide made it even more enjoyable.

Now I know that the water flushes anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere....