Turbio River

This article is about the river in Argentina and Chile. For other uses, see Rio Turbio (disambiguation).
The bed of the Turbio River in March 2011

The Turbio River (or Rio Turbio in Spanish) rises in a mountainous region of the Argentine Andes[1] and discharges to the Última Esperanza Sound in Chile. Río Turbio headwaters are in a part of the Andes where there is no central valley, or gap between the eastern and western ridges. Not far from its mouth to the northwest lies the Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument, where remains of the extinct giant sloth have been discovered, along with evidence of habitation by early man c. 10,000 BC.[2]

  1. ^ Willis, Bailey (1914). Northern Patagonia: Character and Resources. Argentina Comisión de Estudios Hidrológicos, Argentina Dirección General de Ferrocarriles Nacionales; Scribner Press. ISBN 1148998683.
  2. ^ Hogan, C. Michael (13 April 2008). "Cueva del Milodon - Cave or Rock Shelter in Chile". Megalithic Portal.