Finca Paraiso (Cascade d'eau chaude)

Finca Paraíso's thermal waterfall on the Río Dulce in Guatemala is a remarkable natural phenomenon where lightly mineral geothermal water at around 40°C pours from a limestone cliff directly into a cool jungle river below, creating a spectacular cascade of thermal water accessible by boat through the extraordinary tropical scenery of the Río Dulce canyon. The site, on a private farm in Izabal department, is visited by travellers journeying between Guatemala City and the Caribbean coast, who pause to experience this unusual combination of geothermal waterfall and tropical river bathing in an untouched jungle setting. The Río Dulce river system, with its extraordinary mangrove estuaries, the colonial fort of San Felipe, and the unique Garifuna Livingston community at the river's mouth, provides one of Guatemala's most richly varied natural and cultural corridors.