Can You Guess What Is Ecuador's Most-Visited Attraction

cccmedia · 2015-01-18T01:47:04+01:00

Discover Ecuador's top attraction, the Mitad del Mundo monument, where you can explore a cultural museum and enjoy unique Equator activities.

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

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cccmediaEcuador/Colombia Expert17 January 2015 23:47:04

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According to the Pan-Latin America TV Network Telesur, the most-visited聽 attraction in Ecuador, with 600,000 visitors annually, is 12 miles north of Quito.

It is the middle-of-the-world monument at Mitad del Mundo, at latitude 0 degrees right at the Equator.

Inside the tall monument is a museum showing the cultures of Ecuador.

Outside on a painted Equatorial line, visitors can participate in "trucos" possible only at the Equator, such as balancing an egg on a nail.

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What foremost EC attraction would you recommend to a visitor....

gardener1 Serial expat

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gardener1Serial expat18 January 2015 00:49:16

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Interesting question. I can't really think of an Ecuadoran attraction that should not be missed. In Quito we liked the central plaza of the old colonial city. I visited the gilded Iglesia de San Francisco.

Cuenca was nice. Nothing really spectacular to be visited.

Guyaquil was just a big sprawling port city.

The coast was nice.

I guess Ecuador's most spectacular attractions are the volcanoes, but I'm not much of a hiker at 12,000+ feet, the Galapagos which aren't exactly in Ecuador, and the Amazon basin which is pretty far off the beaten path.

We missed the Middle of the World monument as I saw plenty of pictures of on tour brochures and felt no need to go stand in front of it to take a photo.

Can't really think of much.

journeymanjack Active member

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journeymanjackActive member18 January 2015 00:52:18

It's hard to beat MoW, but I am a bit biased as it is practically in my back yard:

Middle of The World / Mitad del Mundo- Updated - about 2 weeks ago, 20 Km's North of the Quito City Limits - Lat: 000' - MoW is in San Antonio de Pichincha and the New Equinocial Park is 5 mins South near Pomasqui.:

They just finished & inaugurated w/ all SA heads of state present - the $42million UNASUR Building in front of the park entrance about a month ago! Got my main road repaved for the first time in 7 yrs, yippy, progress!

mugtech ViP

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mugtechViP18 January 2015 16:17:12

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gardener1 wrote:
I guess Ecuador's most spectacular attractions are the volcanoes, but I'm not much of a hiker at 12,000+ feet, the Galapagos which aren't exactly in Ecuador, and the Amazon basin which is pretty far off the beaten path.

Of course there are very expensive cruises to take in the Galapagos islands, but most greenies complain that tourism is ruining those islands, so I plan to avoid them for that reason.聽 I could see Middle of the Earth, reminds me of one of my favorite movies as a kid, Journey to the Center of the Earth.