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A young woman in
traditional Inca garb
greets guests at an
event celebrating the
evolution of Quito’s
gastronomy. On
opposite page, a child
wears her favorite party
dress, complete with a
parasol, for a visit to the
Guayasamin Museum.

Straddle the Equator restaurants. Note that there’s more than one
“equator” line at the park – and that the nearby
Intinan Site Museum offers its own line. Purists
Walk the line at Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, the can view Earth’s real waistline, the 0 latitude
City of the Middle of the World, about 16 miles spot determined by scientists, not park plan-
north of downtown Quito. It’s a touristy attrac- ners, atop nearby Mt. Catequilla.
tion with educational exhibits, shops and

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