La Mitad del Mundo

La Mitad del Mundo, or the Middle of the Earth, is likely Ecuador's greatest distinguishing strength and pulls in incalculable guests every year.

A landmark remembers the principal Geodesic Mission of the French Academy of Sciences. This is the place Louis Godin, Pierre Bouguer, and Charles Marie de La Condamine first decided the tropical line in 1736.

It is made of iron and concrete and covered with cut and polished andesite stone

Lamentably, their attractive estimations were imperfect. GPS measures demonstrated that the real equator is found 250 meters from the landmark. Today, a sign states "Ecuador amidst the world.