Ecuador - Republic equator Bashny.Net

There are many states, through which passes the imaginary line of the equator. However, only Ecuador can be proud of to the full, because he has only the name of the country is named after the equator.

The literal translation of the name of the state - "Republic of the equator." The capital of Ecuador is Quito, which also passes through the line of the equator. And if you do not go into the details, this imaginary line divides the capital clearly half. Equator was recorded in 1736 by the French geodesic expedition. In 1936, in honor of the expedition in Quito was a monument, which replaced the tower in 1979. Later, there was held an imaginary line of the equator, visit at which many consider a prerequisite. Not less than half a million people come to the park to take pictures at the equator. It is noteworthy that according to the GPS, the equator runs 240 meters to the north. However, the organizers refer to the ravines and the impossibility of it was there to erect a monument.