Quito doesn't often have colorful sunsets. The sun is still high above the horizon when it goes down behind Mount Pichincha to the west of Quito, so the sunlight hasn't had a chance to separate into colors. Often too, the sky around Mount Pichincha is completely filled with clouds from the afternoon thunderstorms. I used to complain that I missed nice sunsets in Quito, so when Flor saw this photo she made sure that I blogged it. Once in a while the sky can be colorful in Quito.
For those who haven't lived on the equator, the sunrises and sunsets are very regular. The sun comes up more or less at 6:00 A.M. every day, and sets at more or less 6:00 P.M. every night. It is not perfect. There are maybe 5-20 minutes of variation in the times, depending on the time of year. But the variation is much smaller than it is at more northern and southern latitudes. I got used to judging the time pretty accurately from where the sun was in the sky.
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