After 3 days of hiking and camping in Huerquehue Park we felt we deserved a little luxury. What better way to sooth sore muscles, replenish sun scorched skin and ease those travelers’ worries than a drive in the country and day at Chile’s hottest hot springs, Termas Geometricas.
Before we headed to the Termas, we took a loop around lake Panguipulli (Pan-gee-poo-yee) through some of the lakeside towns of Panguipulli and Coñaripe. The Church of San Sebastian shown below is located in Panguipulli. Its unusual construction is credited to a Swiss priest who modeled it after the designs of churches in his own country.
Thirty kilometers above the resort town of Lincan Ray, Termas Geometricas is accessed by a rugged and extremely dusty and pot-holed gravel road recommended only for high clearance vehicles throughout the majority of the year. Lucky for us conditions were good and our Nissan rent-a-car managed to get us there in once piece, in large part due to some skillful navigation on Jo’s part.
The drive was rough, to say the least, but once we arrived the remainder of the day was pure bliss. The termas consist of more than a dozen naturally heated pools built against the walls of an emerald green, fern and flower covered ravine, which is connected by an ewok village-esque wooden pathway. Ranging from frigid cold to extremely hot, each pool is uniquely shaped with natural features such as rock ledges and waterfalls, or snazzy touches such as grass roofs. Needless to say we left feeling refreshed and rejuvenated; our only complaint was having to drive back down that road again.
Ewok village or vacationers paradise?
Jack & Jo chillin' (or should we say cookin')
A steamy wonderland
Yet another beautiful pool
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watch out for that bear swimming next to you jo!
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