We could have spent days exploring the wonderful area near Mindo, Ecuador!  But we only had a day to hike the waterfalls and learn all about the process of making chocolate. From growing the cacao pods, to drying and sorting the beans . . . …

Here we are at the Center of the World: 0 Latitude! Where we did experiments with water to see the Coriolis Effect:  water whirled clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and just went straight down on the equator! We tried balancing …