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Luisa Dörr

Miriam Estefanny Morales looks out over Cochabamba while holding her skateboard. She says the view reminds her of how proud she is to be K’ochala.

Luisa Zurita wears her grandmother's pollera while she gets her hair styled.

"Every ornament has its significance," says Huara Medina Montaño of the pollera outfits.

Belu, an ImillaSkate member, tries on a traditional hat worn by Indigenous women.

Huara Medina Montaño teachers the mother of another skateboarder how to stay balanced. Skateboarding has been around for two decades in Bolivia, but there weren’t many role models for the founders of ImillaSkate until they created their own group.

La Cancha Market is one of the most popular in the region, selling a wide array of products including basic food supplies, books, clothing, handcrafts, antiques, and electronics.

During a visit to a market in Cochabamba, ImillaSkate members teach others about the sport. “Skateboarding influenced my life a lot, it filled me with courage when I needed it most. And it is something that I would like to be able to share with other people," says Huara Medina Montaño.

Ellinor Buitrago Méndez, surrounded by flowers, floats in her pollera attire. The polleras’ origins date back to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.

Huara Medina Montaño poses with her skateboard and braids aloft. This hairstyle is a part of her Indigenous cultural identity.

Huara Medina Montaño takes care of a wound on her knee from skateboarding. She says she’s inspired to be strong and carry on because her "cholita" outfit reminds her of her grandmother. She skateboarded as a child but took it on more seriously in 2019.