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An Aymara man holds up his hands to receive the sun's energy on the June 21st winter solstice in Tiwanaku, Bolivia's most famous archaeological site. The date has long been an important one for the indigenous people of the Andes; it is the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere and also marked the end of one agricultural cycle and the start of preparations for a new planting season. In Aymara the festival is known as Willkakuti (literally "Return of the Sun") and sunrise marks the start of the Aymara New Year. Tiwanaku was from 400-1000AD the capital of the most powerful empire in South America. The statue in the background is the Ponce Monolith, one of several impressive carved stone monuments at the site.

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PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTS OF LATIN AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING USA, UK, SPAIN, PORTUGAL). Originally from the UK, I have spent most of the 21st century working leading expeditions, photographing and traveling throughout Latin America and have been based in La Paz, Bolivia since 2003. As well as South America my galleries contain a selection of images from a number of other countries across the globe that I have been privileged to visit over the years, whether for work, visiting family and friends or out of general curiosity. Fine Art America works with high quality printers and production centres in the USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands and Australia. Orders are automatically routed to your nearest manufacturing centre...