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Ecuador's last mountain iceman dies at 80 years
Twice a week he climbed to the 5,200-meter mark on Chimborazo to extract huge blocks of ice weighing up to 20 kilograms with a pick and shovel.
Baltazar Ushca died after suffering a bad fall while herding cattle at home on Thursday. ( AFP photo)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Ecuador's last mountain ice harvester, Baltazar Ushca, who spent over half a century climbing the country's highest summit to extract ice at the top, died Friday at the