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Rural parish

Calacalí Location in Ecuador
Country	Ecuador
Province	Pichincha
Canton	Quito
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code	593 2

Equator monument in the central square of Calacalí

Calacalí is a small rural area located in Quito Canton, which is part of the Pichincha Province in Ecuador. It is situated to the northwest of the Casitagua Volcano and southwest of the Pululagua Volcano.

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The Equator Line

Calacalí is special because it has an equator monument right in its central square. The equator is an imaginary line that circles the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This monument marks where the equator passes through Calacalí.

There is another, much larger equator monument nearby. It is located in a place called Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, which means "Middle of the World City." Both monuments celebrate this important geographical line.

A Key Road

Calacalí is also known as the starting point of a significant road. This road is called the Carretera Calacalí-La Independencia. It begins at the eastern end of Calacalí and stretches out from there.

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