Termas de Gualeguaychú

Termas de Gualeguaychú in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina, famous throughout South America for its spectacular Carnival celebration that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each February to the river city's extraordinary costumed parade, draws from the chloride-rich thermal waters of the Guaraní Aquifer in a city whose dual identity as South America's Carnival capital and a developing thermal wellness destination creates an unusual combination of euphoric cultural festivity and therapeutic mineral bathing. The warm chloride spring water feeds resort facilities that extend the city's tourism appeal beyond the Carnival season to year-round spa visitors attracted by the thermal resources and the beautiful river landscape of the lower Uruguay Province, where the broad Gualeguaychú River meets the Río de la Plata estuary through wetlands of exceptional biodiversity. The carnival floats, the thermal pools, and the subtropical Entre Ríos riverscape combine to create a destination of memorable sensory richness that reflects the exuberant character of northeastern Argentine provincial culture.