CHIMBORAZO

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. As years go by, his llama Candela dies, the city continues to grow and the near sun causes the glacier to melt. Despite the danger, Baltazar rescues the last piece of ice while he sees how his last hope melts.