Pitch Lake Mineral Spa
- Location
- La Brea, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 6.9
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Pitch Lake Mineral Spa in La Brea, Trinidad, sits adjacent to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Pitch Lake, the largest natural deposit of asphalt on earth, a lake of approximately one hundred acres where liquid bitumen has been seeping from geological formations since ancient times, used by the indigenous Arawak and Carib peoples as waterproofing for canoes and exploited commercially since Sir Walter Raleigh caulked his ships here in 1595. The oligomineral spring water around the lake area has been used for thermal bathing in a cultural tradition that associates the mineral-rich waters emerging alongside the extraordinary bitumen lake with well-being. The combination of one of the world's most bizarre and scientifically fascinating geological phenomena with a spa tradition rooted in Caribbean Creole wellness culture makes Pitch Lake a uniquely memorable destination.