museo intinan

I'm so glad that I was informed about this place. This place is home of the actual equator and history of the local people. The guided tour takes you around the small village and shows you the life of the local people. The highlight of the tour is when you arrive to the equator. The activities and examples of the center of gravity are amazing. If you went to the Middle of the Earth and didn't visit this, you are missing out.

Although this museum is simple and not at all glitzy, it is actually on the equator unlike its larger and newer counterpart! It is also beautifully planted and a most pleasant place to spend a couple of hours with one foot either in the northern or southern hemisphere most of the time. Our group thoroughly enjoyed our time there, and the experiments on the equator were so much fun. Whether they are really scientific or not is not important. They simply blow the mind! The indigenous little market there offers some beautiful scarfs, table runners and wall hangings for an extremely reasonable price, too.

You need a guide…..no information on the displays or the history……..but with a guide history comes to life. There are a lot of Inca weapons…a shrunken head……history part interesting but the highlight was walking on the actual equator. At first they misplaced the equator and one can see the fake equator (where they built the statue) from the real equator (where water on a ray swirly rapidly in one direction, when you are on one side of the line, then when you step over, it swirly rapidly in the other direction. There is also an egg test where you try and balance an egg on a nail, which must be positioned exactly perfectly, while on the equator line……you are given a certificate if you manage to do it……my son managed it and received the certificate which is stamped, latitude oo:oo:oo…..amazing.My daughter found walking along the equator very difficult…she it describes it as being pushed in both directions. There was also a strength test…..people lose much of their strength while standing on the equator.All in all…this is a MUST VISIT…. they stamp your passport….

The museum claims to have the real equator point (gps measured). Tour groups arrive in buses to have their photo taken, and to watch those old tourist trap equator tricks about the water flowing in different directions and so on. Be prepared to queue for this, or try to be there whe there are no buses. The rest of the museum is more interesting. Guiding in English avaiable, but you might to wait for a while - appearently not enough English speaking guides

The guides are a lot of fun and the whole tour is totally worth it. If you balance an egg on the head of a nail they give you a certificate :D and they also stamp your passport too!. There are a lot of fun experiments in the equator line. I totally recommend going there!!

The visit is a thrill for anyone interested in ethnic traditions and cruelties, as well as the phenomena around the equator line! I have been there a number of times over the last 12 years and keep learning!

It was nice food, interesting venue. We spent a lot of time enjoying the exhibits. The staff was very attentive.

The Physical museum was perfect in size, enough diversity, fabulous examples and they move you though at just the right pace! History, Indigenous people history, examples of shrunken heads, animals and homes they lived in are all very educational and enjoyable to hear about. The activities that demonstrate the effects of being on the equator are fund for both children and adults alike. Which direction does the water go down the faucet, balance and egg on the head of a nail, and try to walk the equator; eyes closed, arms out - it's near impossible to stay on the equator line! Must see!

After years of travels to Ecuador, we finally went to this favorite tourist stop. It was as touristy as you might imagine. Located about an hour outside of the city, the guides take another hour to walk the tourists through the "ecosystems" of the country. Then there are a few equator line tricks to enjoy - balancing an egg on a nail, walking on a straight line with your eyes closed, and watching water swirl in different directions on each side of the line. For an English speaking guide, you wait a little longer for the tour. We already had a guide, so it was a little ridiculous!

We have a famous place, Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the world), as equator but as you know it is not a real place of equator. Equator is located at Museo Ininan which is located a quarter mile away from Mitad del Mundo. If you are not interested in historical items you can visit it for direct access to equator. In addition, you could enjoy the museum itself even if you might not imagine. Enjoy!

If you are headed to Mitad del Mundo, go here first. The entry is just beyond the Mitad entry on the left. You'll be glad you visited, there is a good tour (English and Spanish) as well as interesting historical perspective. Plus, it is actually on the Equator where the Mitad is not.

Intinan Museum is actually located on the equator. Adjacent to La Mitad del Mundo ( formal & touristy shops & eateries ) we enjoyed, and found the museum more informative. Interactive scientific experiments display & confirm differences between the north and southern hemisphere, and show the equatorial forces. Historic cultural exhibits of the various indigenous tribes in Ecuador are presented within a beautiful garden setting. Set aside at least a half day for the trip and visit to both sites.

If you really want to see the real Equator and prove that you were there then this is the place! how many time you will be able to step in both sides of the planet and balance and egg while seing the sunligh falling straigh under you with no showed at all? this is the place!

Interactive tour with good guides and great experiments to do on the equator line. You also learn a lot about different Ecuadorian cultures and their traditions.

Just next to the big monuments complex. During the tour, you will learn some inetersting facts about the indigenous group in the jungle. Then the guide will show you it's really the equator by some tests. It's very interesting!