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Hacienda La Josefina Destination Guide

Delve into Hacienda La Josefina in Ecuador

Hacienda La Josefina in the region of Pichincha is a city in Ecuador - some 19 mi or ( 31 km ) North-East of Quito , the country's capital .

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Current time in Hacienda La Josefina is now 10:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tulcan, Santa Rosa de Cusubamba, San Juan, Riobamba, and Quito. While being here, make sure to check out Tulcan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Hacienda La Josefina ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Equator - Drains and Balance

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Watch water drain exactly over the equator with no spin, then in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres where there is spin. The portable drain is moved a few feet to accomplish this at Museo de Sitio ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Monjas River

Monjas River is located in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It has been associated with environmental problems because of the discharge from nearby factories.

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Located at 0.03 -78.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ecuador

Catequilla

Catequilla (also Kati-Killa) is an archaeological site in the Pomasqui Valley of Ecuador. Located in the Parish of San Antonio, near Quito, it has an elevation of 2,638 metres . Attributed to the Pre-Columbian era Quitu-Cara culture, it was presumably used as an astronomical observatory even before the arrival of the Incas, and is the only prehispanic site known to be exactly at Equator.

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Located at 0.00 -78.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ancient astronomical observatories, Archaeological sites in Ecuador

Pomasqui Valley

Pomasqui Valley is a valley on the northern outskirts of Quito, Ecuador. It is located on the equator, the so-called "Mitad del Mundo", at an altitude of around 2,600 metres above sea level. Hot and semi-arid, it is formed by a river tributary. The valley contains the Cerro de Catequilla, which contains the pre-Columbian astronomical observatory, Catequilla. The village of Pomasqui itself lies roughly 6 kilometres from the equator.

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Located at 0.00 -78.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Quito, Quito Canton, Valleys of Ecuador

San Antonio de Pichincha

San Antonio de Pichincha, or simply San Antonio, also but less frequently known by its older name San Antonio de Lulumpamba, is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The seat of the parish lies in an arid plain with sandy soil known as Lulumpamba. The Quechua language name of the plain means plain of fruit(s). It is southeast of Pululahua Volcano and east of Casitagua Volcano. In the village there is also a Lulumpamba street named after the plain.

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Located at -0.01 -78.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Parishes of Quito Canton

Ciudad Mitad del Mundo

The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (Spanish: Middle of the World City) is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, north of the center of Quito. The grounds contain the Museo Etnográfico Mitad del Mundo, a museum about the indigenous ethnography of Ecuador.

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Located at -0.00 -78.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Ecuador, Quito Canton