August 21, 2008: Cholita Wrestling

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Cloud

in petticoats, no less. wow.

Well, they have to preserve their modesty.

I had no idea what "cholita" meant. My first guess was some kind of food that I hadn't heard of. That led to a brief image of a wrestling match in a vat of chimichangas.

[newtimer]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I had no idea what "cholita" meant.

I thought it was something you smell on a dark, desert highway.

[Scriveyn]

Originally Posted by cloud

in petticoats, no less. wow.

... and seamed stockings

I remember a TV feature about the women from the Andes villages gathering for their annual football championships, also playing in their traditional garb.

see also th NY times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/in...=1&oref=slogin on the wrestling story.