Las Piscinas de La Virgen
Las Piscinas de La Virgen
- Address
- Montalvo
- Price
- admission day/night $1/1.20
- Hours
- 4:30am-5pm & 6-10pm
Lonely Planet review for Las Piscinas de La Virgen
The best-known baths in Baños are Las Piscinas de La Virgen, the only hot pools in town. Built as a community project in 1928, they are named for the Virgin María, who is said to have come here to dip her own feet. One bath is cold, another warm and a third reaches an intense 42°C (118°F). If you go early in the morning, it’ll just be you and a few old-timers. If you’re curious, ask the basket woman to show you the ojo del agua, where the water, heated by the volcano, gushes from the earth at a scorching 50°C (122°F).
