On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:05:20 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



"Wayne B" wrote in message
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This probably won't get any publicity back in the states unless there
is major property damage, but right now we have a spectacular view of
a very large fire which has totally encircled a mountain and is
climbing higher. It's a little after sunset and we're anchored a few
miles south east of Salinas which is on the south central coast of
Puerto Rico. Trade winds have been blowing strong out of the east at
15 to 20 kts all day and are fanning the flames. We can easily see
the flames from 3 or 4 miles away.

Hopefully there are no homes or people at risk.

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Hopefully it is just the annual burning of the sugar cane fields. We
lived in Ponce for 2 years and when the fields were burned all the
mongoose invaded the military base to escape the fields. Most were
owned by "Don Q" ... the rum manufacturer.

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We passed by Ponce during the day on our way here. It looks like
they have a huge petro chemical industry there. Everywhere you look
there are tank farms, cracking towers and offshore ship
loading/unloading platforms.