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Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara)
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Willkakuti
Aymara winter solstice celebration
Willkakuti, Machaq Mara, Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia, Chile and the Puno Region of Southern Peru which takes place annually on 21 June, commemorating the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Aymara people
Indigenous peoples of western South America
The Aymara or Aimara people are an Indigenous people in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America. Approximately 2.3 million Aymara live in northwest Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The ancestors of the Aymara lived in the region for many centuries before becoming a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)