Río Pinturas

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Río Pinturas
The valley of the Río Pinturas near Perito Moreno

The valley of the Río Pinturas near Perito Moreno

Data
location Argentina
River system Río Deseado
Drain over Río Deseado  → Atlantic
source in the Monte Zeballos massif
muzzle in the Río Deseado coordinates: 46 ° 35 ′ 35 ″  S , 70 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  W 46 ° 35 ′ 35 ″  S , 70 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  W.

length 150 km

The Río Pinturas is an Argentine river in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz with a total length of 150 kilometers. It is the main tributary of the Deseado River .

The Río Pinturas has its source in the Andes , more precisely in the small Monte Zeballos massif (2,743 meters above sea level), which is located south of Lake Buenos Aires . It flows first to the east, where it bears the name Río Ecker for about a hundred kilometers . It then flows north towards Río Deseado, crossing a magnificent mountain gorge that houses the famous Cueva de las Manos , a World Heritage Site .