Just 40 years ago, the Indigenous Aymara women of Bolivia held a specific place in society. Often barred from certain restaurants, cafes, even many forms of public transportation, they mostly worked ...

In Bolivia, cholita wrestlers are challenging stereotypes in skirts. LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Polonia Ana Choque Silvestre, better known by her stage name of Carmen Rosa, was one of Bolivia's first female ...

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Don't let the waist-length braids, frilly skirts and curtsies fool you. Bolivia's female pro-wrestlers - called cholitas - are just as fierce as the guys. Video courtesy of AFP.

Cholita Wrestling is a strange mix of WWF and Mexico's 'lucha libre' where women get dressed up to battle it out in the ring THE colourful world of Bolivia’s female wrestlers is a spectacle a world ...

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Though wrestling is widely regarded as the world’s oldest sport, women have only recently gained a foothold. Even then, they’ve done so while facing tremendous discrimination and resistance from ...

Dressed in colourful traditional dresses called polleras, plaited hair, and bowler hats, the Cholitas Luchadoras of El Alto, Bolivia, beat the crap out of their friends for fun and profit.