Like a golden thread circling the Earth, the equator sprinkles a bit of tourist magic in 11 countries. View on euronews ...

Ecuador's tourist attraction The Middle of the World has admitted the equatorial line drawn on the ground is actually 240 metres north of the zero degrees latitude point.

Bang on the equator, Ecuador's days are the same length year-round - 12 hours of sunlight always giving way to night at just after six. The city takes on a different feel after dark.

After hearing my guide's thorough explanation about the work of French astronomers there in the 18th Century, I asked if this yellow line really did represent the equator. "No, it's actually 240m ...

Equator, Machu Picchu and more on trip to Ecuador, Peru. ... laughed as our guide explained that guinea pigs are considered a good source of protein and were never kept as pets in Ecuador.

Stone huts sit just below the line of permanent snow and ice on Ecuador three tallest volcanoes -- 20,701-foot Chimborazo, 19,347-foot Cotopaxi and 18,996-foot Cayambe-- allowing the peaks to rank ...

Ecuador can take solice, however. ... Only, the Equator has moved, so that the line now sits somewhat south - and in a river - away from the monument, and is only set to move further.

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 ...

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous ...

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous markets to ...