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Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80



He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.



Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/world/americas/baltazar-ushca-dead.html

Author : Richard Sandomir

Publish date : 2024-11-09 22:14:08

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