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Willkakuti ( Aymara for Return of the Sun), Machaq Mara (Aymara for New Year), Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti (in Spanish named ''Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico'' (Andean-Amazonic New Year)) is an Aymara celebration in
Willkakuti ( Aymara for Return of the Sun), Machaq Mara (Aymara for New Year), Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti (in Spanish named ''Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico'' (Andean-Amazonic New Year)) is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia
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, Chile
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and the Puno Region of Southern Peru
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which takes place annually on 21 June, commemorating the winter solstice
The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's geographical pole, poles reaches its maximum axial tilt, tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern Hemisphere, Northern and So ...
in the Southern Hemisphere.
It was declared a national holiday in Bolivia
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in 2009 by the government of Evo Morales. In 2013, when the year 5521 of the Aymara calendar was marked, Willkakuti was celebrated in more than 200 places, among them Inkallaqta, Inka Raqay, Samaypata and Uyuni. Its major celebration hub is Tiwanaku.
See also
* Inti Punku (Gate of the Sun) *Indigenous peoples of the Americas
In the Americas, Indigenous peoples comprise the two continents' pre-Columbian inhabitants, as well as the ethnic groups that identify with them in the 15th century, as well as the ethnic groups that identify with the pre-Columbian population of ...
* Inti Raymi
* Tiwanaku
References
{{New Year by Calendar June observances Culture of Bolivia Culture of Chile Culture of Peru Aymara La Paz Department (Bolivia) Department of Puno Tarapacá Region Winter festivals New Year celebrations Events in Chile Events in Bolivia 2009 establishments in Bolivia Winter in Bolivia Winter in Chile Winter holidays (Southern Hemisphere) Winter solstice