Old monument Mitad del Mundo in San Antonio de Pichincha


Old monument Mitad del Mundo in San Antonio de Pichincha Ecuador.

In 1936, a monument was built on the equator in SAN ANTONIO DE PICHINCHA. It was built in honor of the 200th anniversary of the beginning of work in Ecuador French geodesic mission.

In 1979 the monument was moved 7 miles west of the city Calacalí. And in its place was built a new monument to a height of 30 meters.

Old monument Mitad del Mundo in San Antonio de Pichincha Ecuador.
Old monument Mitad del Mundo in San Antonio de Pichincha Ecuador.
Old monument Mitad del Mundo in San Antonio de Pichincha Ecuador.
Old monument Mitad del Mundo in San Antonio de Pichincha Ecuador.