Solar Museum

The Quitsato Sundial is a cultural-tourist place located at La Mitad Del Mundo, near to Cayambe, 47 km north of , . It was built in 2006 and inaugurated in 2007 as an independent, non-profit project in a 24,756 ft2 area.
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Photo: Cristocobo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: sundial in Cayambe, Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Medio del Mundo”, “Museo Solar”, and “Quitsato Sundial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guachala Castle.

Photo: Héctor López, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ km east of Solar Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cayambe.

Town
Photo: Diego Tirira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an agricultural service city in highland . It lies at the foot of the volcano. While the city is mainly peopled by mestizos, the surrounding rural population is primarily composed of indigenous people who are mainly involved in subsistence agriculture, dairy farming and procurement of lumber. is situated 6 km northeast of Solar Museum.

Solar Museum

Latitude
0.0001° or 0° 0′ 0″ north
Longitude
-78.17504° or 78° 10′ 30″ west
Open location code
67G32R2F+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1234490447
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7272671
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Spanish—“Solar Museum” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Equator and La Bola Guachala.

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