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Rio Negro, Argentina.- In the photos taken on June 20, 2023, Mapuche communities celebrated Wiñoy Tripantu (New Year) on the winter solstice. For the indigenous peoples of South America, the winter solstice represents the arrival of a new life cycle of Mother Earth. According to their beliefs, sunlight will last approximately nine hours, so the shortest day of the year and, therefore, the longest night begins a new cycle of nature and the beginning of winter.

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Rio Negro, Argentina.- In the photos taken on June 20, 2023, Mapuche communities celebrated Wiñoy Tripantu (New Year) on the winter solstice. For the indigenous peoples of South America, the winter solstice represents the arrival of a new life cycle of Mother Earth. According to their beliefs, sunlight will last approximately nine hours, so the shortest day of the year and, therefore, the longest night begins a new cycle of nature and the beginning of winter.