Straddling the two hemispheres, Ecuador has a panache of colonial architecture, Andean culture, breathtaking peaks and Amazonian humidity, under the sign of Indian authenticity. A compendium of the landscapes and atmospheres of Latin America, plus tranquility.
Latitude 0 ° 0 ‘0 ”. Any trip to Ecuador stops at the Mitad del Mundo (“half of the world”) monument, the official site that marks the equinoctial line separating the globe into two rigorously equal halves. Camped on either side of this imaginary demarcation, one foot in the northern hemisphere, the other in the southern hemisphere, visitors sacrifice to the ritual of the selfie. This little symbolic intoxication satisfied, heading for Quito, the capital, less than half an hour away. If South American mega-cities often arouse a certain mistrust, Quito has the opposite effect.
It emanates from her benevolent energies and an impression of charming tranquility. This soothing atmosphere contrasts with its natural, very rugged setting. Caught in pincers between two volcanic chains, the city unwinds, serpentine, for more than 50 kilometers from north to south on a high plateau, at an altitude of more than 2800 meters. As if sucked into the sky.
