Termas Chicho
- Location
- Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, Ecuador
- 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 Ecuador's volcanic Cotopaxi Province, the Termas Chicho sit at around 3,000 metres elevation in a landscape of austere Andean páramo beauty: golden ichu grass, towering Puya bromeliads, and condors riding thermal currents above. The geothermal activity of surrounding volcanoes — Cotopaxi and Quilindaña among them — feeds naturally warm sulphurous springs whose heat feels all the more precious against the brisk air of the high altitude.
The sulphurous water, at around 38 °C, makes a delicious contrast with the sharp Andean air. The light mineral scent, silky touch, and lingering warmth after a soak compose a sensory experience intimately tied to the volcanic geology that shapes this stretch of cordillera.
At Termas Chicho, the thermal bath is inseparable from the landscape that surrounds it. Local operators often combine the aquatic experience with horseback rides toward the snow-capped flanks of Cotopaxi, making this a moment of wholeness that engages the body as fully as the eye.