La Mitad del Mundo

One foot in the northern hemisphere, one foot in the southern!

On Thursday (August 23) the U of I kids and I went to La Mitad del Mundo, the Middle of the World. I had gone there with my host family on Sunday, but it was kinda fun to go with people who had never been before. Plus the atmosphere on weekends is completely different than on weekdays.

On weekends there are TONS of tourists, mostly from Ecuador, and lots of music and dance shows. On weekdays, there is way less tourists, and things are must quieter. I definitely enjoyed seeing all the shows and the energy on Sunday, but it was also nice to be able to tour the museums and take tours without really long lines. Either way, I got to stand on the north side and the south side of the equator at the same time! P.S. Fun Fact: there are actually two equatorial lines.

La Mitad Del Mundo marks the geographical line, while the magnetic line is about a 20 minute walk away, and that is where it is hard to stand up straight!