Amid the almost monochrome landscape of bare-brick buildings in the high-altitude Bolivian city of El Alto, taller structures painted in garish colours and mirrored glass stand out, topped with giant statues of pop culture figures such as Batman and Iron Man.
The extravagant structures are known as “cholets”, a blend of chalet and cholo, the term used for people of Indigenous roots who moved to urban areas while retaining their cultural traits.
