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Andean religious leaders perform a New Year's ritual in the ruins of the ancient city Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Bolivia's Aymara Indians are celebrating the year 5,524 as well as the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice, which marks the start of a new agricultural cycle. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)

Andean religious leaders perform a New Year's ritual in the ruins of the ancient city Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Bolivia's Aymara Indians are celebrating the year 5,524 as well as the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice, which marks the start of a new agricultural cycle. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)



Local priests celebrate the “Aimara New Year”, an Andean Bolivian traditional festival that marks the winter solstice in El Alto, Bolivia, 21 June 2016. Aimara or Aymara means the Return of the Sun. (Photo by Martin Alipaz/EPA)

Local priests celebrate the “Aimara New Year”, an Andean Bolivian traditional festival that marks the winter solstice in El Alto, Bolivia, 21 June 2016. Aimara or Aymara means the Return of the Sun. (Photo by Martin Alipaz/EPA)



An Aymara witch doctor is pictured in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

An Aymara witch doctor is pictured in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



An Aymara witch doctor makes sounds with a seashell during a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

An Aymara witch doctor makes sounds with a seashell during a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



A Bolivian indigenous woman sits in El Alto with La Paz city in the background, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

A Bolivian indigenous woman sits in El Alto with La Paz city in the background, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



A panoramic view of La Paz city pictured from El Alto, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

A panoramic view of La Paz city pictured from El Alto, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Aymara witch doctors hold offerings before a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Aymara witch doctors hold offerings before a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Aymara witch doctors hold offerings before a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Aymara witch doctors hold offerings before a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Bolivian indigenous people celebrate Aymara New Year during a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Bolivian indigenous people celebrate Aymara New Year during a ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Bolivian indigenous musicians perform during Aymara New Year ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Bolivian indigenous musicians perform during Aymara New Year ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Bolivian indigenous people play Andean music before the celebration of the rising sun during a winter solstice in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Bolivian indigenous people play Andean music before the celebration of the rising sun during a winter solstice in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Bolivian indigenous people spray beer on an offering during Aymara New Year ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Bolivian indigenous people spray beer on an offering during Aymara New Year ceremony in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)



Bolivian indigenous women are seen in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Bolivian indigenous women are seen in El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia, June 21, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)
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