This picture is part of a series called 240 meters beyond. The Middle of The World City Complex is located thirteen kilometers from Quito, Ecuador.
I am Ecuadorian, as a child I remember the forced elementary school visits to the equinoctial line, to study the legacy of the French Geodesic Mission: thanks to them our country is called as it is called, thanks to them we have our identity, the world is flattened at the poles, the line does not pass through where they said, etc, etc, etc ...