The Equator

For those who do not know the Equator runs right through Ecuador. It is called Mitad del Mundo. We took a trip to the Equator where your GPS would read zero all the way through. I did not know what to expect at first. i thought I was going to feel an imaginary line that was not the case though. When we got there to the Equator there was a orange line painted where the Equator line is. The orange line went as far as my e4yes could see and more. There were llamas walking around and a big monument with the letter N, S, E , and O (oeste) which means West in Spanish. It was a great sight and experience. I can now say I have been to the equator!!! We also took a trip to an active crater. We actually went inside the crater on a boat of course. It was very scary. The lake is known as the Cuicocha lake (Cotacachi) It is North of Quito, in the Ecuadorian Andes. It is an active crater lake and we observed some gas emissions in the water. There are two islands in the middle of the crater that was formed from a volcanic eruptions hundred of years ago. Amazing thing to say I was in an active crater!!!