In this Ecuadorian village women weren't allowed to play football, so they invented their own sport
This is a naku skirted handball. Before the women in the village of Toruku in northern Ecuador invented this a year ago, only men played sport and it was traditional football. But here rules are different. Players try and throw the ball into their opponents goal and the strip is their traditional clothing, the inako skirt and a white embroidered blouse. E de darnos El tiempo nosotras como mujeres edarnos nuestro espacio. In indigenous communities like this, women's roles are strictly defined. They care for children, raise animals and look after the house. So it's not just a chance to run around, it's also an escape. At 58, Maria is the team's oldest member. Her husband died last year, and playing handball gives her a release. I'll be there sin Las cosas quitinemos prole mas quitinemos ina Casa como marido con Los ecos nosotros Vida Amos polo menos ESA zoritas que salimos a hugas. By playing a naco skirted handball, the women are making a statement. Podemos podemos toda podemos a barcarcontos, podemos trabajar podemos de carnos and astrogar podemos de carnos El deporte. This may not yet be at the level of the Copper America, but in November the women will play against other villages, bringing this game into a league of its own.