TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ALEXANDER MARTINEZ View of the "Middle of the world" monument, in Quito, Ecuador, on November 5, 2012. The world's tallest tower, 1.6 km, could be erected in Ecuador on the imaginary line that divides the world into two, a budding mega-project to honor the indigenous past and boost tourism, and it would take the mark of the Uruguayan architect Rafael Vinoly. AFP PHOTO-RODRIGO BUENDIA (Photo credit should read RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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