Wrestlers warm up.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Wrestlers warm up in an arena in El Alto El Alto (ĕl äl`tō), city (2001 pop. 649,958), La Paz dept., W Bolivia. A burgeoning suburb of La Paz, El Alto is on a plateau overlooking the capital from the west. , Bolivia, where they compete in lucha libre Lucha Libre (which translates literally as Free Wrestling or Free Fighting) is a term used in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking areas to refer to all forms of professional wrestling. (freestyle fighting), Latina America's version of World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events), and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources . Fans pack the arena by the hundreds, paying $1 apiece to watch several matches. Female wrestlers, a relatively recent addition, have become a major attraction. Those long, multilayered skirts don't prevent them from delivering bone-crunching slams. |
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