On the surface, the video below is reminiscent of this one on Bolivia’s cholita wrestlers. In this case it focuses on four women in their traditional indigenous garb playing golf at one of the country’s premier golf courses. Yet the story loses its luster in that these cholitas are paid to do back-breakingmanual labor at the golf club and are given free privileges to play. With an $8000 membership fee and a $75 monthly rate, entry into “the world’s highest golf course” is a distant luxury for most of the hard-working blue-collar cholitas in Bolivia.
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Sources- The Latin Americanist, Reuters
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