Friday, March 5, 2010

THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH

No, not middle earth. But 'La mitad del mundo': the contested equatorial line that runs through the country and has blossomed into a massive tourist attraction. The invisible line is decorated by various different monuments, each proclaiming the accuracy of their mathematical calculations. A French dominican order, a national statue, a GPS calculation: "si, la linea esta aqui! the others made a mistake."

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