Image Taken from Vice, Shot Originally by Todd Antony. Somewhere above the clouds in Bolivia, a bright pleated skirt is snapping in the wind — and the woman wearing it is halfway up a wall of ice. #CholitasEscaladoras #WomenOfTheMountains #PolleraPower #AymaraPride #AndeanCulture #MountainAndTradition Today, all over the world, there are women taking action against a patriarchal, machista system. Discrimination, most of the time, does not come from gender alone, but also from

Luisa Dörr (2023) One is associated with tradition and femininity, the other with movement. One carries generations of cultural history, while the other has become a symbol of youth, freedom and rebellion. Yet in Cochabamba, Bolivia, young women are bringing the two together, rolling through the streets in brightly colored polleras. #AndeanIdentity #WomenInSports #PolleraPower #CholitaSkaters #ImillaSkate #AymaraPride #QuechuaCulture Credit: Norma Ibarra Credit: Celia D. Luna