Panama offers the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing and natural environment in any of the thermal springs, which can be found in the province of Cocle, specifically in the Valley of Anton (Valle de Anton), in the town of Caldera, Cerro Hornito (Hornito Hill) and the Volcan Baru (Baru Volcano) within the province of Chiriquí as well as in the municipality of El Potrero of Veraguas.  Foreign visitors and nationals use thermal springs for its innumerable benefits to the human body.

Composition of Thermal Waters

According to their composition:  thermal waters can be: sulfured, chloride, bicarbonate, sulphated, ferruginous, carbonic or gaseous.  These thermal springs can contain mayor or minor amounts of the following fundamental elements:  calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, silicon, carbon as well as trace elements such as aluminum, barium, zinc and nickel.

In the town named Caldera located within the province of Chiriquí you can find a private property, which has four springs with thermal waters.  These thermal water springs are 41 to 50 degrees centigrade in temperature, depending of the place.  We remind you to take towels and swim suits, and to not use soaps.

The wonders of the thermal springs

According to experts the preventive and healing benefits that the thermal springs provide are innumerable, which makes Panama a country apt for Medical or Health Tourism.  The pure air as much as its abundant vegetation provides a revitalizing environment to tourists that strive to alleviate arthritic and rheumatic pain and some skin conditions.

The Valle de Anton is a place of great natural beauty; its thermal springs benefit people who suffer from: chronic inflammatory rheumatism, chronic degenerative rheumatism, articular rheumatism, metabolic rheumatism, effect of traumas, chronic respiratory conditions, skin conditions, psoriasis.

In addition the thermal springs rich in sodium sulphate or magnesium are used as purges, the amount of milliliters that a person should ingest is calculated daily according to the concentration of this salt in the water that they will drink.  The waters rich in chlorine bicarbonate have a digestive function, for which it is recommended to drink it while eating.  The drinking of thermal waters to remedy any situation is denominated Hydroponic Healing. 

Thermal springs a source of beauty

Thermal waters have esthetic benefits; this is due to the fact that by purging the organism, through skin and mucus, the body gets rid of toxins, providing a noticeable improvement of the skin in texture as well as appearance.  In addition, the clay or mud is used as masks for acne cases, psoriasis and diverse types of erythema.