You've seen the pics before and probably heard my spell but it's truely an amazing little town of about 300 people in the middle of no where. The termas/hot springs were discovered in the early 1900's and this resort was built about 15 years ago utilizing the springs which appear as typical swimming pools.
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I love that the resort is rather small (around 250 guest at it's max) and has a very intimate feel. The employees have hardly changed in two years; Valeria (below) being one of them who does an amazing job with the kids. We pretty much lost Matias the first week to the kids club
2nd week he hooked up with some older kids and hung out in the Wii room, it was impossible for Valeria and the other chicas to get him to participate in their activities.
Pedro one of Mati's wii buddies
Before I go any further I have to mention the 2 highlights of the trip
1 - Mati learned to swim! My Mati does not like water. He has never been fond of swimming or even bathing. I was determined that this trip he would learn to swim no matter if I had to dunk him everyday. A miracle occurred on day 2 and Mati decided himself that he was ready to swim and by himself started swimming. He was in water where he could touch and everyday he got better and better and by the end of the trip he was doing handstands, flips, and cannonballs like it was nothing. What a relief!
Pili I believe was part of his inspiration. She is fearless and was doing cannonballs from the getgo! Oh and also Abuelo Jorge's idea to buy the kids goggles was another huge motivator.
2- The Gigantic lizards! Quite creepy but we were fascinated by them and were always on the look out for their appearances. Our first encounter was preTTy interesting.....Lizard vs Human.
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