Pinturas River

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List

Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii
Reference	936
UNESCO region	Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription	1999 (23rd Session)

The Pinturas River is a river in Patagonia Argentina, running through the Pinturas River Canyon, near the Cueva de las Manos archeological site.

World Heritage Sites in Argentina

Northwest	Quebrada de Humahuaca Talampaya National Park Inca road system¹

Mesopotamia	Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis San Ignacio Miní Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana Nuestra Señora de Loreto Santa María la Mayor² Iguazú National Park

Cuyo	Ischigualasto Provincial Park Inca road system¹

Sierras Pampeanas	Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba

Patagonia	Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas Los Glaciares National Park Valdés Peninsula

¹ Shared with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru ² Shared with Brazil

Coordinates: 46°34′59″S 70°18′00″W / 46.583°S 70.300°W / -46.583; -70.300

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