Full Resolution Check out the mount on this telescope at the Observatorio. That's a polar mount, sited at 4 degrees north latitude.
This means that the North Star -- Polaris -- is just a few degrees above the horizon. The geometry of observing near the equator actually made it challenging for some of the local groups in Colombia to set up for the MU69 occultation. Polaris is really hard to find so close to the horizon due to trees and anything else that may be in the way. An Alt-Az mount can be a lot more flexible in terms of choosing calibration stars.
On astronomy exams I have put test questions along the lines of "Where is this telescope from?", which you can answer knowing that the latitude is necessarily welded into the telescope's structure. But for whatever reason (tropical weather?), it's rare to see a mount with this small a polar angle... I'd certainly never seen it before.
