The official name of the Republic of Ecuador literally translates to "Republic of the Equator". Its capital city of Quito, lies smack in the middle of the imaginary line. A monument has been erected in the “Middle of the World” Park with a painted yellow line that supposedly marks the precise position of the equator. The actual equator lies about 240 meters to the north of the indicated line. Park officials explain that the nearby land where the Equator runs is traversed by a ravine and that the ground there was not suitable to hold a monument, so the builders chose a different location.
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