In 1736 a French Geodesic Mission announced that the equatorial line passed through what is now called la Mitad del Mundo.
![The exact location of the equator is sometimes debated.](https://galapagosalternative.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mitad-equator.jpg)
Recently the Ecuadorian government has built up the “city of the middle of the world” to include replicas of indigenous life from various regions, a museum to honor Oswaldo Guyasamin and even a tribute to the history of chocolate in Ecuador.
![Learn about the history of cocoa in Ecuador and try some of the dark happiness.](https://galapagosalternative.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mitad-del-mundo-chocolate.jpg)