Bolivia's petticoat wrestlers
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Cholita wrestlers performing on the street of La Paz, Bolivia, during the Electropreste celebration last weekend. The celebration combines traditional and modern customs. Wearing traditional garb, indigenous Bolivian women and men wrestle on stage as a way to represent domestic violence. The wrestling today is performed like a sport with body slams and athletic feints, and also helps the performers and audience to meet people and make friends, according to media reports.
