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Quito, Ecuador — FACHADA ASAMBLEA NACIONAL. QUITO, 20 DE FEBRERO 2020. 01

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0.23° S
78.52° W

Country / area: Ecuador
Time zone identifier: America/Guayaquil
Currency reference: USD
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Quito / Money & payments

Ecuador's US Dollars: Local Coins, Big Bills and Change

Ecuador uses the US dollar, adopted in 2000 at 25,000 sucres each. Why its own centavo coins mix with US coins, why $50 and $100 bills get refused, and how to carry cash.

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Quito / Day trips

Mitad del Mundo, Quito: Is the Monument on the Equator?

Not quite: Quito's Mitad del Mundo monument stands about 240 m south of the GPS equator. Why it is off, what it really honours, and where near Quito you can stand on 0°0'0".

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