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It is located near the small village of Puente del Inca , in Las Heras Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. The nearby hot springs are also named Puente del Inca. [1] While Puente del Inca has shown signs of deterioration, it remains stable under its weight under present conditions. [2]
Pinturas Canyon, view from the caves. Cueva de las Manos refers to both the main site of the cave and the surrounding complex of rock art sites that includes it. [1] The cave lies at the base of a stepped cliff in the Pinturas River Canyon, in the upper part of the Deseado River basin, [2] [3] [4] in an isolated part of Patagonia. [5]
To improve trade between Chile and Argentina, a 14 km, three-bore vehicular tunnel (two for traffic and one for ventilation [2]) below the pass is planned, which will allow year-round traffic. [3] [4] (The pass is closed for much of the winter.) In March 2015, Argentina officially approved the project. [5] It is awaiting ratification from Chile.
Las Grutas is a beach resort town located in the Argentine province of Río Negro, in the department of San Antonio, with a stable population of 8,000 inhabitants. It's located 15 kilometers south of San Antonio Oeste , and is visited by over 400,000 tourists every summer.
The Pinturas River is located near many archaeological and rock art sites, which is why its Spanish name translates literally to mean the Painted River [4] [5] or River of Paintings. Most well-known among these sites is Cueva de las Manos , a world heritage site which is located along the upper banks of the river.
General Carrera Lake (Chilean part, officially renamed in 1959) [4] or Lake Buenos Aires (Argentine part) is a deep lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile. Both names are internationally accepted, while the autochthonous name of the lake is Chelenko , which means "stormy waters" in Aonikenk . [ 5 ]
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It is located on the south-east of the province, approximately 230 km north-west of Buenos Aires. It has a population of 109,266 according to the 2010 Census . Being at the opposite of Fray Bentos , at the Argentina–Uruguay border , the city is located near the National Route 14 , a route that connects Argentina 's capital Buenos Aires to the ...