Ecuador – Highlands – Travelogue 1
25 km north of the city center is the monument where the French-Spanish Geodetic expedition by Charles de la Condamine, Luis Godin and Pedro Bouguer (1736-1744) determined the position of the equator. They had miscalculated by 180m with the measuring instruments that were limited at the time. We are right on the equatorial line here. It is possible to stand with one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern hemisphere. Jürgen proves it.
Rarely is the housework also done by men. A beautifully colorful specimen of parrot that we encounter in the highlands of Ecuador. He even endures the photo shoot without flying away.
The daily work and the struggle for survival in the plateau is hard. We photographed women doing their daily laundry by the river. Of course, everything is done by hand. The whole family, except for the men, who devote themselves to other tasks, of course helps.
