Apr 17, 2022 · Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear polleras, skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate...

Aug 9, 2024 · At the heart of the Imilla Skate story is Dani Santiváñez, a fearless 26-year-old skater from Cochabamba. Together with two friends, Dani formed Imilla Skate in 2019. Imilla, meaning 'young girl' in Aymara and Quechua, the dominant languages of Bolivia, was more than just a name for their collective.

Feb 23, 2012 · We travel to Bolivia, to one of the poorest countries in South America, to spend time at The Salvation Army's Evangeline Booth Home for girls in Cochabamba. We talk to staff and children, who...

Mar 14, 2023 · When Peruvian photographer Celia D’Luna went to Cochabamba, Bolivia, in March 2022, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. She had been exchanging Instagram messages with an all-women skateboard...

Sep 2, 2024 · Imilla Skate is an all-female skate collective from Bolivia, widely known at home and abroad for their unique skateboard attire: skirts called polleras and wide brim hats. Women who...

Apr 25, 2022 · Not so for this all-female skate crew in Cochabamba, Bolivia. They pair their Vans sneakers with their mom’s and grandma’s polleras — colorful, layered skirts worn by the country’s Indigenous Aymara and Quechua population. And they’re not just doing it for the fashion.

Feb 2, 2022 · Skateboarders from a women’s group whose performances promote Indigenous identity ride at one of their preferred spots, a road on the outskirts of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Their daring captivated Brazilian photographer Luisa Dörr. From her encounter with ImillaSkate, she produced the 2021 series Imilla, meaning “young girl” in Aymara and Quechua, the two most widely spoken Amerindian languages in Bolivia.

Apr 18, 2022 · Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear polleras, skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate...

The Toribia Foundation for Children supports the Daughters of the King orphanage in Tiquipaya, Cochabamba, Bolivia. The orphanage was founded in 2015, with local board oversight, and has helped over 30 girls to date.