Cholita Woman
La Paz, Bolivia 1996
James Patton
The Bolivian Chola woman, or Cholita, wears the traditional indigenous
dress adapted at some post-colonial time to include a British bowler hat.
This is a unique and distinctive dress and has become a greater point
of cultural pride in recent years, as public figures, including one National
Senator, have begun to wear full Chola dress in office.
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Fletcher School, Tufts University