Aguas Termales
Illustration photo — not a verified picture of this exact spot.
- Location
- San Vito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Water type
- sulfurous
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
These natural hot springs are located near San Vito, a town in southern Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, close to the Panamanian border and within the Cordillera de Talamanca. San Vito was founded in the mid-20th century by Italian agricultural settlers, and its mountainous hinterland is shaped by the same geological forces that make the Talamanca range one of Mesoamerica's most biodiverse corridors.
The natural sulfurous water, with its slightly acidic pH of 6.5, emerges in a setting of dense mountain tropical forest. With no officially recorded temperature, the site retains a raw, lightly developed character typical of springs in Costa Rica's remote south. The sulfur scent mingles with the humid forest air of the Talamanca, creating an immersion experience that belongs entirely to the landscape — undeveloped, off the main tourist trail, and unmistakably wild.