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November 2018
Machu Picchu
Galapagos

Standing in 2 hemispheres at the equator
Since 1936 this monument marked the equator
Today more accurate GPS places the line
a few hundred feet away
   
 
The line runs through a private museum
Where visitors learn about the culture of indigenous people
As well as participate in experiments demonstrating the balance of forces at the equator