Indigenous Wrestlers Ring in Bolivian Street Celebrations

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15 March 2022 14:11 WIB

Cholita wrestlers stage a performance on the street during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia March 12, 2022. These indigenous women wrestlers have become a mainstay at the annual "ElectroPreste" celebrations. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

15 Maret 2022 00:00 WIB

Cholita wrestlers stage a performance on the street during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia March 12, 2022. Their performance in the ring has become symbolic of the power of women as well as the fusion of indigenous and modern identities. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

15 Maret 2022 00:00 WIB

Cholita wrestlers stage a performance on the street during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia March 12, 2022. Bolivians from across the country, as well as tourists from around the world, converge on La Paz for the celebrations, with folklore bands and performers in indigenous dress entertaining revelers on the streets and in electronic music nightclubs. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

15 Maret 2022 00:00 WIB

Cholita wrestlers stage a performance on the street during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

15 Maret 2022 00:00 WIB

A Cholita wrestler incorporates a spectator into the performance during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia March 12, 2022. Picture taken March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

15 Maret 2022 00:00 WIB

Cholita wrestlers stage a performance on the street during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

15 Maret 2022 00:00 WIB