Ancient hand stencils above the Pinturas River canyon
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Cueva de las Manos experience

Walk Cueva de las Manos

Follow the Pinturas Canyon wall past hand stencils and guanaco hunts painted by hunter-gatherers across thousands of years.

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The experience

Read one of South America's great rock-art sequences

Cueva de las Manos preserves an exceptional sequence of paintings made between roughly 9,300 and 1,300 years ago within the deep Río Pinturas canyon.

The guided route connects layered hand stencils, animals and hunting scenes to changing hunter-gatherer lives without assigning unsupported meanings.

Journeys

Journeys through Cueva de las Manos and Río Pinturas

Experience FAQ

Walk Cueva de las Manos with an archaeology guide

Q01Are the paintings inside a deep cave?

Many are on rock shelters and canyon walls along the guided path; the name refers to the best-known cave and hand images.

Q02Can the paintings be dated precisely?

Different groups belong to different periods. The guide explains archaeological ranges rather than assigning one date to the whole site.

Plan with Alex

Plan Cueva de las Manos

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I would travel south for whales, lenga forests and glaciers calving into blue water. I would turn north for Mendoza's vineyards, the white deserts of the Puna and the roar of Iguazú. Both deserve a journey of their own.

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