Baltazar Ushca (1944 – 11 October 2024) was an Ecuadorian ice harvester.[3] He was perhaps best known for being the last iceman of Chimborazo.[4][5]
Baltazar Ushca | |
|---|---|
 Ushca in 2018 | |
| Born | 1944 |
| Died | (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Ice harvester |
| Height | 4 ft 11[2][a] in (150 cm) |
Ushca died from injuries suffered after being charged by a bull on 11 October 2024, at the age of 80.[6][7][8][9]
Notes
edit- ^ Ushca was 4 foot 11 in 2012
References
edit- ^ Murphy, Brian (23 October 2024). "Baltazar Ushca, 'last iceman' of Ecuador's highest peak, dies at 80". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Baltazar Ushca obituary: One of the last ice harvesters". The Times. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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