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Ecuador (Mitad Del Mundo, Quito)

Crossing the 'no name' equator in Ecuador
and back again...
Daniel Houser, previously of www.patagoniaalaska.com and now of estecafe.com in Quito
One of the 3 patagoniaalaska.com met biking through Mexico
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Day trip with Murry to Mitad del Mundo
where this meager stands to mark the middle of the world
Standing on the equator
dead center
and where this impressive monument accidentally stands over 200m from the true equator
O for Oeste - West
And all the while tourists are kept amused by its epcot center shows.
Moving into Quito for 3 weeks
Fresh muesli & yogurt for breakfast
And rosemary butter chicken for dinner
and Mi Tia's mote tamales...
and sanduches pernil for lunch
My thumb after 1 month recovery
Finally fully closed
A day in Quito







Hard at work






Busy rebuilding the historic center

Busy at play
Busy being a bum
Busy at prayer
Busy looking good
Something missing

Busy with the wash
Climbing to the mirador
Past the construction of a new water main

Climbing
Center City
Cotopaxi

The Angel
The Angel

New City
Across town
Climbing to the angel



and higher

Down from the angel
The Sprawling South
Quito at night




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back home I prepare a special Rosemary Chicken
While Rosa slaves away in the Indian Restaurant

$5 for a 10 hour day of washing dishes
and serve butter naan
the boss and his food
Rosa (right) and her friend
Rashid
A master of quick change

They are now considering serving pizza instead
A quick goodbye to the Happy Gringos
Before packing out to head south
Another biker passing through to Ushuaia
Aboard a well-loaded BMW, the travel standard
A break from investing for the rich and famous
Goodbye to our Quito home
Back to Mitad del Mundo for Rosa_s turn
_o_ for oeste
straddling the line
and the _true equator_ a few hundred meters North