Definition of Hot Springs

We understand by thermal waters those waters that arise from the Earth in a way spontaneous and that have a high level of mineralization as well as temperatures above 5 ° C, which which makes them generally warm or hot waters unlike sea waters or oceanic. Because of these factorsThermal waters are normally seen as highly healing and therapeutic waters that fulfill rejuvenating and relaxing effects on the skin and the human organism in general.

The hot springs are natural waters, that is, they are not artificially modified by man as can happen with the Water chlorinated from swimming pools. Usually, the geographical presence of hot springs has to do with the presence of volcanoes or areas mountainous as they arise from the depths and reach the surface through these elements geographic. Some of the regions with important thermal water centers are the countries of Argentina, Japan, Uruguay, Germany, Peru, Russia, Bolivia, Chile, the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Iceland to mention just Some.

Due to its essential characteristics, those that make the hot springs have more temperature than normal water and even environment that surrounds them, they can be enjoyed even in winter times when air free as they produce relaxation and protection from the cold to the body. Thermal waters are classified both by their temperature and also by the presence of minerals in their composition: iron, chlorine, sulfur, bicarbonate, sodium, calcium, magnesium. Each of them has specific properties and is recommended for certain types of pain or discomforts since in addition to being relaxing, hot springs can be an important and very natural method healing for some complications in the Health.