El Panecillo

Well, this picture of her back is all I’m getting. It started to rain, then hail, then lightning and thunder and more hail. I thought it was fairly intense and was a bit worried about the rain. It absolutely poured. The bus stopped for about 20 minutes. Then I saw people scurrying back from the monument and I saw that people were actually out and looking at the monument and they were running back to get on the bus!
I just sat there watching it rain.
Afterwards I asked the guide if that rain was incredible! She said no. It’s just rain and happens most afternoons this time of year. I said surely the thunder and lightning and the hail was unique. Nope it’s just November in Quito.
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