Gabriel Carvajal of Cali, Colombia, dips his head into a sprinkler while 4-year-old Emmanuel Contreas of Boston rubs his head in Washington on Wednesday. “The heat is never as bad as this where I live in Colombia,” Mr. Carvajal said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)“People don’t want to walk and to be honest, there’s not a lot of pedicabs out,” Mr. Denmar said for his reason to brave the heat. “The week’s not been too bad, but it is going to be hot the rest of the week.”
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