mitad del mundo / middle of the world here i am !!

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so here i am in the middle of the world. 

it is the most visited tourist attraction in ecuador. the main reason is it is where the earth start, 

latitude 00´´00´´. Then i checked wikipedia, they said the equator actually lies about 240 meters north of the marked line where i stand in picture 2.

it is loceted 26 km from the centre of quitos. And i lived in south , it took me 1.5 hours, where my friend drop me with her car. 

i paid 5 dollars for the entrance.

When i paid, my heart was ached. But when i left, i really think it worth the price. 

see picture 1 and 2

After this 2 gringo checkpoints, i went to the monument in picture 1. They have mirador on top. Then 1 floor down, a  museum introducing the traditions and customes of every region in ecuador. When you further down 1 floor , there is another museum explain the astronomy , how is the earth rotate.... you can even know how much you weight in the moon, sun , north pole and the earth. Another floor down , it explains the science effect happen in the earth . for example, 2 water pipes change direction because it is rotating.This monument is a multiple museums of science, culture, physics and outlook tower, I reckon this is a very good idea. I spent 2 hours there .lol

After that i walked around the other museums, there are another 8 museums. planetary, museum of francia, museum of ecuador, museum of beer, museum of cacao, cultural centre (which introduce different geographic features of ecuador ), museum of virgen,museum of train.

i enjoyed the museums so much , and learn many interesting facts.
1. chocolate is the best anti age fruit in the world because it is rich inantioxidant power
2.eating chocolate will make people feel the same like felling in love, because it has a sudstance that release pleasure endorphins.
3.during the medieval era , beer was prescribed as amedicine . it is prescribed to cure flu, headache or muscle pain.
4. 1 day on Venus planet is longer than 1 year.
5.1 million of earth planet can fit inside the sun.
6. There is a diamond planet in our galaxy that is bigger than earth.
7. the footprints of astronants stepped on moon will not be disappeared. because moon does not have the same geographical surface like planet earth.
8. every years, the moon will be 3.8 cm further than earth planet.
9. Hong Kong is 17213,58 km from the equator.



I enjoyed a lot the museums and stayed a whole day there. In the ecuador museum, they sell electronic postcard app that you can buy in the museum .they also sell real rose that never died.well the technology in south america is not that old. i cannot believe i had been to the beginning of the earth ! i have to tell my mum about this .XD  i hope you will enjoy your visit there too!

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