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May 2021
21m 34s

Las cholitas de hoy (Cholitas of Today)

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About this episode

A group of indigenous women from Bolivia go to great heights to show the world that mountaineering is for everyone — including cholitas who wear their traditional skirts and shawls with pride.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3geYAzo.

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