Puyehue Hot Springs

Puyehue Hot Springs
Termas de Puyehue

Puyehue landscape
Location Los Lagos Region, Chile
Elevation 310 meters, 1 017 feet
Type Spring
Frequency Constant
Duration Constant
Temperature 41°C to 54°C

Puyehue

The Puyehue Hot Springs (Spanish: Termas de Puyehue) is a series of hot springs located 76 kilometers along Route 215-CH east of Osorno, a city 20 kilometers from Puerto Montt in the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile.

Description

The Puyehue Hot Springs are part of the 117,000 hectares of the Puyehue National Park, a protected area.

The Puyehue Hotel and Spa, where the baths are found, is located 75 kilometers east of Osorno following Route 215-CH, in the foothills of Casablanca Volcano. The baths collect geothermal waters from five different sources with water temperatures ranging from 41 to 54 °C.[1]

Nearby attractions include Aguas Calientes Hot Springs and the Antillanca ski resort.

History

The baths’ origins date back to 1907 when a consortium led by Conrado Hubach was formed to improve the facilities at the hot springs. By 1910, a hotel had been built with capacity for 100 guests and an old steamboat transported visitors from the town of El Desague (now known as Entre Lagos)[2] to Puyehue Beach. The steamboat ran for more than 30 years.

In the 1940s, a new hotel, Gran Hotel Puyehue was built over 2.65 hectares to provide more modern facilities.

Facilities

Amenities include indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, hydro massages, and a spa offering a range of services. Other activities include horseback riding, trekking, mountain biking, and ecotourism.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lund, J; John W. Lund and Derek H. Freeston (2001). "World-wide direct uses of geothermal energy 2000". Geothermics (Elsevier) 30 (1): 29–68. doi:10.1016/S0375-6505(00)00044-4. Retrieved 4 May 2009. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  2. ↑ El Visionario que dio vida a las termas de Puyehue Chile - Diario Austral Osorno, January 27, 2013 retrieved June 10, 2013
  3. ↑ Hot water springs in southern Chile ThisisChile.cl, July 27, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2013


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