Santa Ana Hot Springs
- Location
- Papallacta, Ecuador
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Nested within the celebrated Papallacta thermal zone of Ecuador's eastern Andes, Santa Ana Hot Springs draws visitors to waters of a general thermal classification — naturally warm and geologically active, rising at 35 °C with a balanced neutral pH of 7.0. The setting, at high altitude amid the cloud forest and moorland of the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve, amplifies the sense of immersion in an untouched natural environment.
The resort's pools are fed directly from volcanic subterranean sources, their warmth a vivid expression of the tectonic energy beneath the Cordillera. Bathers arrive from Quito and beyond seeking the particular pleasure of soaking in open-air pools while cool Andean air drifts across the water's surface — a contrast of temperatures that defines the Papallacta experience. Santa Ana provides a quieter, more intimate approach to this legendary highland thermal corridor.