Middle of the World Monument

Visit the Middle of the World! Where South meets North, the hemispheres are divided and a monument stands to show the great divide! You'll feel like you're on top of the world!

You will start at the northern part of the city heading up to the 'Middle of the World City' where the monument that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern one will be visited.

It was built during the XVII century when a French Expedition defined the precise location of the equatorial line. The Ethnographic Museum can be also be visited.

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