I think the site of interest is Quitsato as it is right on the equator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitsato_Sundial
Two NASS members have visited the site and given presentations at NASS conferences, Will Grant in 2013 and Dean Conners in 2014. Here are quick summaries from the Conference Retrospectives. 2013 My Pilgrimage to Quitsato: Will Grant described his visit to the middle of the world, Quitsato, Ecuador (0.000°N, 78.1750°W). At Quitsato a large vertical pillar sundial casts shadows on the Andean Cross, a pattern with the diagonals crossing the center at 23.5° from the equator and meridian. He visited the site several times to observe the sunrise, sunset and midday shadows. He saw a similar sundial at San Paulo and a 3-D Andean Cross at Cotacachi. The concept of the equator and the path of the sun was well known in ancient cultures in South America. Further evidence was a pre-inca pyramid he visited. The walls had slopes of 23.5° and 47°. 2014 “Quitsato” Dean Conners told of his recent trip to Quitsato, an “Ecuadorian Equatorial Equinoctial Excursion” to observe the pillar sundials casting no shadow at noon on the equinox. Regards, Roger Bailey From: Dennis Cowan Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 1:26 AM To: Sundial List Subject: Ciudad Mitad del Mundo re sundial digest volume 120 issue 9 This is the Wikipedia article on the site north of quito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Mitad_del_Mundo Dennis Cowan Sundials of Scotland Sent from my Mobile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4483/11153 - Release Date: 12/10/15
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