La Mitad del Mundo (the middle of the earth)

About 20 km north of Quito lies Mitad del Mundo, where the equator line passes through and it is quite a feeling to stand with one foot on the northern and the other one on the southern hemisphere...
I was lucky enough to spend the night of September 23 at Mitad del Mundo, witnessing the Equinox, that moment in time when the center of the sun can be observed to be directly above the earth's equator. This event only happens twice a year, on March 20 and on September 23....

Mitad del Mundo with the equator line and monument

Witnessing the Equinox at Mitad del Mundo on September 23, 2007