Rommy was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia where she was the first indigenous woman in her family to graduate from college, earning a bachelor of science in Food Engineering. After graduation, she found the love of her life, Dave Holman, and together they started the Spitting Llama, a chain of ...
The Climbing Cholitas are a group of Aymara indigenous women of Bolivia who climb mountains. Eye-catching with theirlong braids and their wide skirts, they carry their equipment in brightly colored shawls rather than using climbers’ backpacks.The word cholitacan be a pejorative term for the women...