The hot springs of Costa Rica offer an opportunity to relax and renew in the mineral-laden water with seemingly magical powers. Hot springs flow from the veins of the splendorous and active Arenal Volcano. They are formed from water that is heated underground and returned to the surface. Magma or lava has worked its way up through the Earth's crust to relatively shallow depths below the surface. Ground water percolates downward, comes in contact with the hot rock and is heated. As the water returns to the surface, it collects into pools known as hot springs. People have used the hot spring water in therapeutic baths for more than two hundred years to treat rheumatism and other ailments. Enjoy this natural wonder of Costa Rica and soothing feeling of Costa Rica’s mineral pools and naturally warm waterfalls. Popular hot springs are Tabacon Resort, Eco-Termales and Rincon de la Vieja.
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