Video: Bolivian Woman Wrestlers

Our friends over at National Geographic magazine have a terrific story in their September issue about Bolivian women wrestlers. In the mountaintop town of El Alto, these cholitas slam each other onto the mats while dressed in sequined petticoats and bowler hats. The piece, by Alma Guillermoprieto, explains that the fighting cholitas see themselves as symbols of strength: Their opponents include bigotry and sexism. "My goal," says one fighter, "is to lift up indigenous women, who have been treated with contempt." Check out the video slideshow of the women below.

Photos by Ivan Kashinsky

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[Jon - The DC Traveler]

Nice to see we have exported some on the worst of American culture to the remote corners of the globe. Now if only we could do the same with Paris and Britney.