Termas
- Location
- Campanario, Maule Region, Chile, Chile
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
In Chile's Maule Region, where the Andean foothills rise steeply east of internationally celebrated wine country, sulfurous springs lie hidden in the quebradas and mountain valleys of the central cordillera. These termas near Campanario emerge from geothermally active ground produced by the same volcanic zone that runs the full length of the Chilean Andes.
At 38 °C, the sulfurous water delivers an earthy, mineral warmth with the gentle sulfur scent that announces deep geothermal origin. Natural pools fed by wisps of steam amid Andean scrub and grey volcanic rock offer thermal bathing in its most unadorned form — a direct encounter with the living geology of the mountains.
Access via unpaved mountain roads rewards visitors with total seclusion and sweeping views over the high Maule valleys. The wine country stretching across the lower slopes below — where Carménère and Cabernet Sauvignon have built a global reputation — provides a pleasing contrast between the rawness of the Andean heights and the temperate fertility of the valley floor.