I was recently in northern Argentina at the Tropic of Capricorn. I saw a 
structure there that has been described as a sundial but I have trouble 
understanding how it could work. I'm attaching a small photo of the gnomon, 
which is angled at roughly 23.5 degrees. So far so good.

What confuses me is that the gnomon is aligned along the east/west axis, which 
you can see by the Google Maps satellite view shown for the coordinates 
23°26'52.1"S 65°21'06.0"W

I've also read this description of the marker, automatically transited from 
Spanish:

> Generally, this place is chosen so that the natives of here come and 
> celebrate the Inti Raymi, thanking the Sun on June 21, as the Incas used to 
> do many years ago. They await the arrival of the Sun which for them is a new 
> year.

Would an east/west orientation be appropriate for a monument marking the June 
solstice south of the equator?

Thanks for your help deciphering the design,
John

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