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CulturalRef. 936

Cueva de las Manos

Cultural World Heritage property in Argentina, inscribed in 1999 under criterion (iii).

Cueva de las Manos, Argentina
Photo: Mariano · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Church of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesChurches of ChiloéCueva de las ManosESMA Museum and Site of MemoryHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoLos Alerces National ParkLos Glaciares National ParkSewellValdes Peninsula47.150° S, 70.667° W
State Party
Argentina
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
iii
Area of property
600 ha
Location
Lago Buenos Aires
What it is
cave with prehistoric art, cave
Founded or built
7350 BC
Landform
Pinturas River Canyon
Next to
Pinturas River
Visitors a year
8,000 (2020) · ranking
Reference
WHC 936 · Wikidata Q223385

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina401 kmLos Glaciares National ParkArgentina · 1981NaturalLos Alerces National Park, Argentina492 kmLos Alerces National ParkArgentina · 2017NaturalChurches of Chiloé, Chile572 kmChurches of ChiloéChile · 2000CulturalValdes Peninsula, Argentina741 kmValdes PeninsulaArgentina · 1999NaturalSewell, Chile1453 kmSewellChile · 2006CulturalHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso, Chile1571 kmHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoChile · 2003Cultural
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