In Bolivia, the day marked the new year for the Aymaras, an indigenous people. Their priests wait for the sun to rise in Tibuanacu. (Gustavo Ercole / Associated Press)
Members of the Unity Church of Tustin raise their arms to embrace the last rays of the sun during a summer solstice celebration at Corona del Mar State Beach. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The longest day of the year, the summer solstice, was celebrated with a hike to the summit of Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Paul Strand chants as he pours wine at the four compass points inside a concrete, full-scale replica of Stonehenge, near the banks of the Columbia River near Maryhill, Wash., on the summer solstice. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
During the 2007 summer solstice in New York City, yoga enthusiasts stretch during the Times Square Alliance’s Annual “Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon.” (Dima Gavrysh / Associated Press)
