Submitted by Nicholas Zetts / UGC

A shaft of sunlight touches down on Imbabura, Ecuador.

Nick Zetts caught a local bus to the hill in Imbabura, Ecuador, where he took this photo in January 2007. The rainy season in the Andes brings in overcast skies, with the occasional cloud breaks to let the sun shine through.

Zetts lived in Imbabura for two-and-a-half years, doing agriculture work, and told TODAY.com that he thoroughly enjoyed the landscape and the strong connection that people still have with the land.   

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