Perito Moreno is a town in the northwest of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, 25 km east of Lake Buenos Aires.

It lies on the RN43, a paved road which links Caleta Olivia on the Atlantic coast to Los Antiguos and the Chilean frontier 60 km west, and Ruta 40, running north and south.

Perito Moreno is the closest town to Cueva de las Manos, 170 km south by road, and Parque Laguna.

[a][2] The town is located the northwest of Santa Cruz Province, 25 km east of Lake Buenos Aires.

[14] Perito Moreno is widely considered the archaeological capitol of Santa Cruz, largely due to how close it is to Cueva de las Manos.