rom a guidebook sitting beside me at the desk of my parents' house in Dallas: "Surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes but only 24km (15 miles) from the equator, Quito is a strange and beautiful city with a spring-like climate all year round." Also it is the capital of Ecuador, and also it is big, like a million or a million and a half people. Also, their specialty is guinea pig, and they are mostly short, like me. Also, they use dollars, and also, at this time tomorrow, I will be there.