This popular tourist destination in Ecuador draws roughly half a million visitors per year, but its primary selling point is actually based on a mistake.

As you may know, Quito is super close to the equator, the inspiration for the nation’s name. 25km north of the city, take a jaunt to the “middle of the world”, La Mitad del Mundo.

Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts ...

AWAKE & Paris Saint-Germain Unveil Cross-Cultural "Mitad Del Mundo" Capsule: The capsule pays homage to the shared Ecuadorian roots of AWAKE NY founder Angelo Baque and PSG player Willian Pacho.