Okay, so Mitad del Mundo, 'The Middle of the World,' sort of epitomizes tourism, with its endless 'village' of gift shops offering disturbing numbers of unnecessary souvenirs -that is, of course, unless you're into kitsch. However, since I've never set foot on four states at Four Corners Monument in Utah (?) or visited similar geographic gimmicks, I have to confess it was a kick to walk on the Equator -- that line has forever seemed so mysterious to me. Inside the Monument itself, there is a small but informative 'Museo Etnografico,' a museum capturing the highlights of Ecuador's indigenous groups (the descriptions are all in Spanish). From the top of the Monument you can see out around the village of
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