{"id":7263,"date":"2020-06-17T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palmarvoyages.com\/2020\/?p=7263"},"modified":"2020-07-03T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T14:55:22","slug":"ecuador-do-you-know-where-the-name-of-this-country-comes-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palmarvoyages.com\/en\/ecuador-do-you-know-where-the-name-of-this-country-comes-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador: Do you know where the name of this country comes from?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7263\" class=\"elementor elementor-7263\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8445e10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8445e10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a05c83\" data-id=\"3a05c83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efc3f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7efc3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Ecuador: Do you know where the name of this country comes from?<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-0-0\"><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-0-0\"><h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-0-0\"><strong><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" style=\"color: #000080;\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83d\udca1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Did you know that Ecuador <\/span> <span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" style=\"color: #000080;\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-4-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> as a Latin American country, takes its name from the first French Geodesic Mission commissioned in 1736 to measure the shape of the earth <\/span><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" style=\"color: #000080;\" data-offset-key=\"6csj8-6-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83c\udf0e<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"ea14d-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ea14d-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"becll-0-0\"><blockquote><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"becll-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"becll-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83d\udccc<\/span><\/span> Ecuador, which comes from the Latin aequator (&#8220;the one who equals&#8221;), symbolically marks half the world.<\/span><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"a0h1p-0-0\"><blockquote><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"a0h1p-0-0\"><p>However, the existence of this &#8220;small&#8221; Latin American country has historically generated many confusions about its origin, location and identity.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"7nd33-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7nd33-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"3eklh-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3eklh-0-0\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 kilometers north of Quito (the capital), is the famous monument called &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mitaddelmundo.com\/es\/\"><em>Mitad del Mundo<\/em><\/a><\/span>&#8220;, the &#8220;Half of the World&#8221; <span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"3eklh-3-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83c\udf0e in which the parallels are physically represented on the ground.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"3kic9-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3kic9-0-0\"><strong>The visiting tourists can be at the same time in the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere.<\/strong><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"3kic9-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"3kic9-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"igk4-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"igk4-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"igk4-0-0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4694 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/palmarvoyages.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Mitad-del-mundo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"d5vjc-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d5vjc-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"d5vjc-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83d\ude03<\/span><\/span> For example, one of the things that always surprises you, once you get there, is that there is no shadow, because of the verticality of the sun&#8217;s rays.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"5cdhm-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5cdhm-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"5cdhm-0-0\"> This unique aspect, among many others to discover, is a special attraction for tourist visiting Ecuador <\/span> <span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"a537h-3-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"8qdu4-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8qdu4-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"ovik-0-0\"><blockquote><div data-offset-key=\"ovik-0-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4599 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/palmarvoyages.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Capture-d\u2019e\u0301cran-2020-04-08-a\u0300-11.42.29-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"ovik-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/blockquote><div data-offset-key=\"ovik-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><blockquote><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ovik-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"ovik-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Conclusion, Ecuador, a &#8220;small&#8221; South American country but &#8220;big&#8221; in its richness and diversity, finally writes its history with its own name, its location, its identity, its cultural influence, its tourism (booming), its politics, with an entrepreneurial population widely recognized around the world <span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"ovik-4-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83c\udf0e.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"3sk9c-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3sk9c-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"ev2cv-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ev2cv-0-0\"><strong>So, curious to discover the (real) half of the world?<\/strong><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"5tr9e-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5tr9e-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"1a5sr-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1a5sr-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"1a5sr-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\u260e\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"1a5sr-1-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\u27a1\ufe0f Contact us now for more information on our personalized trips:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"4dvmj-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4dvmj-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"4dvmj-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83d\udcde<\/span><\/span><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"4dvmj-1-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Ecuadorian Phone :<\/strong><\/span> (+593) 2 556 451<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"bo4ni-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bo4ni-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"_3gl1 _5zz4\" data-offset-key=\"bo4ni-0-0\"><span class=\"_ncl\">\ud83d\udcac<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">WhatsApp :<\/span><\/strong> (+593) 99 480 22 68<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"fjlc0-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fjlc0-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"fjlc0-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Skype :<\/strong><\/span> palmarvoyages_ecuador<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"4uvmg-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4uvmg-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"bt4ti\" data-offset-key=\"ek1mu-0-0\"><div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ek1mu-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecuador: Do you know where the name of this country comes from? \ud83d\udca1 Did you know that Ecuador \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 as a Latin American country, takes its name from the first French Geodesic Mission commissioned in 1736 to measure the shape of the earth \ud83c\udf0e \ud83d\udccc Ecuador, which comes from the Latin aequator (&#8220;the one who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":7315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1596,1634,1601,1618,1619,1603,1632,1604,1605,1633,1606,1607,1609,1610,1611,1612,1613],"class_list":["post-7263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-destinations","tag-andes","tag-ecuador","tag-english","tag-galapagosislands-2","tag-guayaquil","tag-latinamerica","tag-localtourism","tag-quito","tag-southamerica","tag-sustainabletourism","tag-tourismamerica","tag-tourismeecuador","tag-tourismsouthamerica","tag-tripamerica","tag-tripecuador","tag-tripssouthamerica","tag-uio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ecuador: Do you know where the name of this country comes from?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you know that Ecuador as a Latin American country, takes its name from the first French Geodesic Mission commissioned in 1736? 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