Apparently this motto isn´t as big of a deal in Ecuador as it is in the States, because Quito is on fire. According to Kamila it hasn´t rained for almost 3 weeks, something very uncharactersistic of this climate (it usually rains every day.) I´m not sure what started all of the fires but as Buster Poindexter would say, ¨It´s hot, hot, hot!¨ We hiked up Pichincha a couple days ago (active volcano around Quito, about 4300 meters) and that´s where we really noticed the fires. There´s about 4 or 5 large blazes that are clouding the skyline with a smokey haze. In addition, there are smaller brush fires all around Quito and along the highway. Going to Quito by bus you can see the charred remains of the fires flanking the roads. And at least twice now we´ve been choked out by the thick smoke that a fresh fire leaves in it´s wake. I don´t know if Quito has a prepared response to forrest fires, but somehow I doubt it. The best we can do at this point is hope for some rain. So everyone at home get out your Native American artifacts and do a rain dance for Quito!
Here are some pictures of the fires from Pichincha:
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