The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands ...

Before setting out for the wide, white mountain, Ana Lia González Maguiña took stock of her gear: A chunky sweater to guard against the chill. A harness and climbing rope to scale the 6,000-meter ...

Andean Indigenous women, or “cholitas,” proudly set out to work wearing a voluminous bell-shaped skirt with layered ...

Before beginning her ascent, Ana Lia González Maguiña checks her gear with care. Warm layers for the cold. A harness and rope for the climb ahead. Sunglasses to ...

In the last decade, the indigenous Bolivian cholita climbers have made a worldwide impression with colourful clothing and a renewed sense of power and identity. Climber and writer Anna Fleming visits ...

The National Museum of Art of Bolivia has opened a permanent gallery showcasing the work of the artist who used his work as a tool for social struggle and subversion ...

Amid controversies such as flood control scandals that dominated the headlines, several moments stood out for putting the ...

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