Baltazar Ushca
Baltazar Ushca | |
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 Ushca in 2018 | |
| Born | 1944 Riobamba, Ecuador |
| Died | (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Ice harvester |
| Height | 4 ft 11[1][a] in (150 cm) |
Baltazar Ushca (1944 – 11 October 2024) was an Ecuadorian ice harvester.[2] He was perhaps best known for being the last iceman of Chimborazo.[3][4]
Ushca died on 11 October 2024, at the age of 80.[5][6][7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ushca was 4 foot 11 in 2012
References
[edit]- ^ Caselli, Irene (1 June 2012). "How Ecuador's last iceman perpetuates an ancient craft". BBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Patrick, Sandy (2 April 2015). "The Last Ice Merchant of Ecuador". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Baltazar Ushca, el último hielero, se graduó de la primaria a sus 76 años". El Comercio (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Baltazar Ushca, el último hielero del Chimborazo, sufrió accidente y fue trasladado a hospital por lesión". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Falleció Baltazar Ushca, el último hielero del Ecuador". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Cañizares, Ana María (11 October 2024). "Muere en Ecuador Baltazar Ushca, "el último hielero" del volcán Chimborazo". CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Ecuador's last mountain iceman dies at 80". The Sanford Herald. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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