• Every February the nearby town of Moreno hosts a celebration in honor of the caves[4][90] called Festival Folklórico Cueva de las Manos.[91].
  • Cueva de las Manos is located in the extreme northwest of the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina and can only be reached by National Highway 40.
  • Las Cueva de las Manos is tucked in the valley of the Pinturas River, in an isolated spot of the Argentine Patagonia, accessible via long gravel dirt roads.
  • Off-the-beaten-path destinations like Cueva de las Manos in Argentine Patagonia give us a chance to engage with purposeful travel.
  • The “Cave of Hands” is 18-20km from the Estancia Cueva de las manos (formerly Estancia Los Toldos, see my review).
  • Prehistoric Cueva de las Manos. The ledges and caves in the deep Pinturas River gorge display the imprints of indigenous hunters who lived over 9000 years ago.
  • It is located at a height of 88 meters, in Estancia Cueva de las Manos, between the towns of Perito Moreno and Bajo Caracoles, Lago Buenos Aires department.
  • In conclusion, the Cueva de la Manos is the best-preserved and most spectacular rock art site I've visited to date.
  • Preserved in fabulous condition for over 9000 years, the rock art of Cueva de las Manos in Argentinian Patagonia is a sight to behold.
  • Although the Cueva de las Manos is the most important site, there are also comparable paintings in other caves and on rock faces in the gorge.