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Cave of The Hands: Magic in Patagonia

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No one can miss this excursion to one of the most relevant historical and Patagonia for anyone who wants to discover all the mysteries of the native tribes.

Where are the caves? west of the province of Santa Cruz, and throughout the year is visited by thousands of people who want to discover all the secrets and mysteries surrounding the history of the people who once inhabited the area.

The cave paintings are the main attraction of the caves, ranging from the most famous hands that represent the earliest paintings of the place with a total of 829 figures, they are the human figures are made of red and linear being the most few of the cave. Guanacos, lizards, mountain lions and ostrich legs are some of the animals can also be captured in the caves of the same linear form that the human figures. Are still a mystery to specialists abstract images that are as ignorant of its significance to today’s date. All the paintings in the caves have a length which goes back to 7350 years before Christ. At present, the place belongs to American archaeological groups, including: Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

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