Termas de Santa Ana
- Location
- Tungurahua, Andes, 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 Tungurahua province, beneath the brooding active volcano of the same name that watches over the town of Baños de Agua Santa, the Termas de Santa Ana sit within one of the most dramatically framed landscapes in the Andes. The region is a nationally beloved destination — waterfalls, deep gorges, and the ever-present spectacle of volcanic activity define a setting that makes any bathing experience feel charged with geological immediacy.
The waters emerge at 38 °C with a sulfurous character and a pH of 6.5, carrying the unmistakable geochemical signature of Andean volcanism. The warmth is sustained and enveloping, the texture distinctly silky, and the faint mineral scent is a reminder of the depths from which these waters rise. Baños — a town whose very name speaks of water — has built a living culture around such springs, and bathing at Termas de Santa Ana is to participate in a tradition as local and enduring as the volcano itself.