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 The word cholita (feminine) diminutive of "chola" has a derivation of the Aymara: Chulu or huayqui that it means I crossbreed mixes between(Indian and Spanish).

But the meaning of the connotation chola or Cholo, has been changing according to the political, social and economic moment.

Chola (feminine) takes a moral connotation, since  use contemptuously to indicate an inadequate behavior before the eyes of some.

chola takes a connotation characterizing a social cap. chola, takes a connotation of racial situation on having been not Spanish "not even "pure" aborigens

Nowadays the word uses chola to refer to the women who use one typical dressed since she is the woman with a bolivian Skirt, hat, blanket, underskirt, etc.

IN BOLIVIA THE CHOLA IS IN THE REGIONS GIVE...

To the distribution and location of the chola, to the being an person merchant - businessman her can be found by us for quite Bolivia specially in Andean zones adopting a typical gown and a behavior according to the region in the one that is able to be this La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Tarija but lately one sees to the chola in the oriental plains.