Las Fuentes Georginas

Las Fuentes Georginas, situated on the slopes of the Zunil volcano in Guatemala's Quetzaltenango Department, are the country's most celebrated natural thermal pools — sulfurous, geothermally heated springs flowing into tiered cloud forest pools at altitudes around 2,600 metres, surrounded by endemic tree ferns, orchids, and the dense green canopy of Guatemalan highland cloud forest. The springs are accessible by road from Quetzaltenango ('Xela'), Guatemala's second city and a centre of indigenous K'iche' Maya culture, and have been a pilgrimage destination for Guatemalans seeking thermal relaxation in exceptional natural surroundings since their development in the mid-twentieth century. Las Fuentes Georginas represents the pinnacle of Guatemala's volcanic thermal heritage — springs of genuine volcanic intensity set within a cloud forest ecosystem of extraordinary beauty and ecological richness.