Near Quito there is a monument which is more or less at the Equator ("About 15 miles north of Quito, a yellow line representing the Equator runs up a long, regal walkway to the base of the Mitad del Mundo monument, built in 1979. The thing is, they built the structure several hundred feet south of the true Equator") There are some 10 floors with goods and models of various cultural artifacts. I noticed a little model some 20cm high that was very like an English maypole dance, with the costumes more or less those of morris dancers.