let s not forget the meaning of ecuador s name itself. the equator. and in 1982, to mark its position as the middle of the earth, the ciudad mitad del mundo monument was opened on the site of the imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemisphere. since then it has attracted hundreds and thousands of visitors. its location was based on a series of expeditions carried out by the french academy of science in the 18th century, known as the french geodesic mission. but since the advent of gps, it has been discovered that the site is actually wrong by 240 metres. this, infact, is where the equator is. now it may feel wrong to compare technology from the 18th century
its location was based on a series of expeditions carried out by the french academy of science in the 18th century, known as the french geodesic mission. but since the advent of gps, it has been discovered that the site is actually wrong by 240 metres. this, infact, is where the equator is. now it may feel wrong to compare technology from the 18th century to what we have in the modern day, but as civilisation known as the quitus, who lived in ecuador even before the incas had already worked out the true location.
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