Termas Los Caballos
- Location
- Cachapoal Valley, O'Higgins 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 the upper Cachapoal valley at the heart of Chile's O'Higgins region, Termas Los Caballos awakens at the foot of Andean peaks rising above five thousand metres. This deep canyon, carved by glacial meltwater, is a realm of wild and grandiose nature: condors soaring above the ridgelines, native Cordillera cypress forests, and turquoise torrents swollen by spring snowmelt.
The thermal springs emerge at around 38 °C along hydrothermal fault zones linked to the Andean volcanic arc, releasing slightly sulfurous water into a landscape of incomparable visual power. Immersion in the pools, with the mountain at your back and snowcapped summits ahead, delivers a rare sense of fulfilment as the warmth of the water meets the coolness of the altitude and the raw beauty of the setting.
The Cachapoal valley is also the starting point for hikes into the Reserva Nacional Río de los Cipreses, a sanctuary of Andean biodiversity. Termas Los Caballos stands as an ideal base camp for travellers wishing to combine high-mountain trekking with thermal bathing in open nature, in one of the wildest Andean corridors in central Chile.