Cocalmayo Hot Springs Santa Teresa | Stop En Route to Machu Picchu

Daypack ready: Pack a small backpack with only your swimwear, towel, and sandals. The rest of your luggage will travel securely in the trunk of our vehicle.

2. Biodegradable repellent and sunscreen: Protect your skin from high-Andean forest mosquitoes without altering the purity of the thermal water or harming the ecosystem.

3. Temperature shift: You will go from Cusco's Andean cold to Santa Teresa's warm climate. We recommend wearing light clothing under your warm layers.

4. The heat circuit: Start in the lower-temperature pool and gradually move up to the 44 °C pool to relax your muscles without thermal shock.

5. Cash in soles: Mobile signal in the area is unstable for card payments. Carry cash for the entrance fee (S/ 10 foreigners, S/ 5 nationals).

6. Ideal soaking time: The recommended time inside the thermomedicinal water is 45 to 60 minutes to avoid dehydration before continuing the walk.

7. Non-slip sandals: The ground around the pools is natural stone and is usually slippery due to minerals in the water.

8. Onboard Starlink connection: Take advantage of the satellite Wi-Fi on our transport before heading down to the pools to notify your family or check your itinerary.

9. Local Santa Teresa coffee: After leaving the pools, take advantage of the stop to try a cup of freshly brewed coffee grown in the same province.

10. Punctuality for return: Drying off, changing, and walking back to the transport takes about 20 minutes. Be ready at the time agreed upon by the driver to avoid delaying the route to Hidroeléctrica.