Chimborazo’s ice pickers have long been subjected for years to the inclemency of the volcano, located in the Ecuadorian Andes. In exchange, they crush some of its ice to provide for their people. Baltazar Ushca is the only one who continue this profession, daily walking for hours to get blocks of ice. He remembers his youth and his companions.

Los hieleros del Chimborazo se han sometido durante siglos a la inclemencia de este volcán de los Andes Ecuatorianos a cambio de picar un poco de hielo y proveer a su pueblo. Baltazar es el único que continúa con esta profesión, caminando diariamente durante horas para extraer bloques de hielo. Él recuerda con melancolía su juventud y a sus compañeros.

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