Termas Palora Morona-Santiago
- Location
- Palora, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador
- Water type
- sodium chloride, bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 8.6
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
The Termas Palora are thermal springs located in the canton of Palora in the Morona-Santiago province of Ecuador's Amazon region, nestled where the Andes descend into the vast cloud forest and rainforest of the Ecuadorian Amazon basin. Sodium and bicarbonate mineral waters emerge from the geothermal activity of the Andean volcanic arc, offering warm therapeutic pools surrounded by extraordinary biodiversity including orchids, toucans, and Amazonian flora just beyond the spa grounds. This remote destination combines the healing traditions of indigenous Shuar communities with the lush equatorial landscape of one of South America's most biodiverse provinces.