TREASURES ON THE EQUATOR
(Mitad del Mundo)

Duration: 6 hours
Daily departures 

TOUR DESCRIPTION:

9:00 Departure from Quito , heading towards la Mitad del Mundo (the Equator)

10:00 Visit to the Rumicucho Ruins, one of the treasures of the Kitu culture, a pre-Inca culture that dates back to 800 A .D. The Ruins were used as a ceremonial/astronomical site and are still being excavated.

11:30 Visit to Pululahua, one of the largest inhabited and active volcanic craters in the world, with a diameter of 4 kilometers and a depth of 300 meters . One hundred families live in the crater's basin, earning a living from agriculture, planting crops coveted by other farmers. Thirty-minutes hike, passing by a variety of plants with medicinal uses, to a scenic overlook that will give us a view of the inmense crater on one side and the Central Andean range and the valley of la Mitad del Mundo on the other side. Here we will observe an unique microclimate where thwe temperature drops abruptly from 18°C to 8°C .

12:30 Arrival at la Mitad del Mundo, home to a 30 meter pyramid-shaped stone monument containing an ethnographic museum inside. The monument marks the latitude of 0°0'0” and is surrounded by a small, colonial-style city that offers visitors all type of tourist services. Lunch and shopping.

14:00 Return to Quito

PRICE PER PERSON

US$ 35.00 2-3 people
US$ 25.00 4-7 people
US$ 20.00 8-10 people

PRICE INCLUDES:

Private transportation in a van (capacity of 10 passengers)
Specialized information
English speaking guide
Lunch at the Calima Restaurant
Entrance fee to the above-mentioned sites
Diploma certifying your visit to la Mitad del Mundo
Water for the hikes
All taxes required by law.

WHAT TO BRING:

Comfortable hiking shoes
Raincoat
Mosquito repellent

NOTE.- For those interested to take the hiking tour to KATI KILLA , add
US$ 15 per person and 2 additional hours duration.