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Tourist Trap: The Equator at Mitad del Mundo
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  • Written by TimMiles on May 23, 2003
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    • It's a complete tourist trap, but admit it - who doesn't want a picture of themselves with with one leg in each hemisphere?! Rumour has it that the equator line was painted about 100 metres out of place, but it's still good fun.

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    At Least Do This: There is a museum in the monument that you can climb up and get some views of the suburbs of quito, and watch everyone posing for photos.
    Alternative: Run backwards and forwards flushing the public toilets either side of the equator to see if the water DOES go down a different way in each hemisphere!
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    annamantere Wed Jul 30, 2003 16:15 UTC
     wow, that was interesting. Nice pictures.    		Eddie101 Wed Jul 30, 2003 16:10 UTC
     So that's what a university degree does for you !! lets you run forwards and backwards flushing "bogs" haha!! great volcano pics...thanks Tim ..safe travels :-))

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