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A group of Aymara Indigenous women climb the Huayna Potosi mountain in their traditional clothing as a symbol of liberation and against sexism. The Climbing Cholitas of Bolivia Warmis is a group that advocates for the rights of Indigenous women through mountaineering. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/UBbQ N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only ---------------------------- SCRIPT: When we got to the top of the mountain, it was as if we were flying through the clouds. When we arrived, they said to us: "What are you women doing here in the mountains? It's going to stop snowing, stop raining because of you." Because never before had an Indigenous woman climbed Huayna Potosi. My name is Cecilia Llusco, founder of the Climbing Cholitas of Bolivia Warmis. It was my childhood dream to climb the mountain. There has been a lot of discrimination against Indigenous women in traditional skirts, and a lot of femicides. We wanted to show that what men can do, we can do as well. Sometimes we were told: "Women in traditional skirts can't do this." So we wanted to prove that we could climb. One day we said, "Why can't we go climbing in the mountains?" To show that we women are strong and brave, that we can do it with our clothes, our skirts. They told us: "These women are going to find it difficult, they might have an accident." They would say these bad things to us. They criticised us, but we covered our ears and we kept going with even more determination. We left at 1:30 in the morning for the summit of Huayna Potosi. Since we started climbing, many other cholitas have been encouraged to climb. They have seen that we have been able to do it and have followed in our footsteps. When I got to the top, I shed tears of happiness because I got to know and feel what it was like up there, as if we were flying through the clouds and touching the sky. It was an immense joy, and to share that experience with so many women is very nice. We women have become very empowered. Why do I always say that? We have broken several glass ceilings. We women in traditional skirts have gone further and we want to go even further. To always represent the Aymara culture. My biggest dream is to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world, the Everest.