Chancoco
- Location
- Lonquimay, Araucania Region, 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.
Chancoco is a naturally sulphurous thermal spring in northern Chile, located in the Atacama or Tarapacá region where the arid Atacama Desert meets the volcanic Andes and geothermal activity associated with the Chilean volcanic arc brings hot, mineral-rich water to the surface in an extreme and spectacular high-altitude landscape. Such remote Andean hot springs in northern Chile are among the most dramatic thermal bathing experiences in the world, combining the intensity of volcanic geothermal heat with the stark beauty of one of the driest and most elevated landscapes on earth. The spring offers an authentic encounter with the raw geothermal energy of the northern Chilean Andes.