The Last Ice Merchant

The Last Ice Merchant (2012)

April 22nd, 20120h 14min

Documentary, Family
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Overview

For the last 53 years, Baltazar Ushca has harvested glacial ice from the tallest mountain in Ecuador. His brothers, Gregorio and Juan, have long since retired from the mountain. This is a tale of cultural change in a small indigenous community and how three brothers have adapted to it.


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