What year is it currently on the Aymaran calendar? (You will need to take into consideration the date of the Aymaran New Year. I
f it is currently past the Aymaran New Year, add the number from the lesson. If the current date is before the Aymaran New Year, add the number from the lesson and subtract 1.)
The current year in the Aymaran calendar is 5527 (based on the current date 11/22/2019)
Explanation:
The Aymara New Year is celebrated every year on June 21st in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Perú. It started as a celebration of the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere and the planting seasons that go with it. It was declared into a national holiday in Bolivia in 2009 by then president Evo Morales. The Aymara people are an indigenous nation in the Andes of South America, and about 1 million still live in Peru, Bolivia and Chile. Archeologists have found evidence that the Aymaras have occupied the Andes for more that 5000 years, according to some estimates.
