Two weeks? I wouldn't be surprised if his village has washed out to sea right about now...
The rainy weather is most likely caused by Ecuador's wet season, which happens from October to May. Countries located in the tropics, like Ecuador, and the subtropics experience a wet and dry season every year.
A high-pressure system next to a low-pressure system will cause wind direction to flow clockwise and outward toward a low-pressure system. The low-pressure system is what causes air direction to flow counterclockwise and inward.
Answer:
the part of the world that is between these two lines, where the climate is hot and wet
Because the stage of where this is happening is very hot ranging from about 300 to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and because of it's altitude