Easter is celebrated as a religious holiday in Bolivia, although in some parts chocolate bunnies and egg hunts are beginning to catch on.
Landlocked Bolivia is equal in size to California and Texas combined.
The Willkakuti or return of the sun is celebrated on June 21st in the pre-inca ruins of Tiwanaku. This ritual is known as the Aymara new year. The return of the sun symbolizes the reception of renewed cosmic energies and also the beginning of the new agriculture cycle.