Elguea Spa: The Most Incredible Thermal Waters In Cuba

The Elguea Spa is in the north coast of Villa Clara, to 11 kilometers of Corralillo, 100 kilometers of Varadero, 120 kilometers of Santa Clara and 180 kilometers of Havana City and it is known around the world for the uniqueness of its waters. It has a total area of about 1 250 square meters; it possesses 97 comfortable rooms and cabins for the national and international tourism and a modern Thermal Unit, only of its type in Latin America and the Caribbean. The waters of Elguea are considered among the best in the world, characterized by its properties like hiperthermals, hipermineralized with more than 50 grams of salt minerals dissolved in a liter of water and they have sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium chloride, and bromide sodium. The locations of Elguea are of wide flow, of very deep circulation and of limitless existence. n nFor more than one century countless stories and legends exist, associated to the discovery and to the properties of the waters of Elguea and its healing action, although this did not go until the fourth decade of last century that the first scientific investigations were made and the healing actions of the waters proved. n nElguea owes its name to Don Francisco Elguea Goiniena, settled down in this place in the decade of 1870, when his wife Mrs. Andrea Guillén and Rodriguez inherited the properties Arbol of Guernica and San Juan. In 1890 Don José Manuel Elguea Guillén, son of this marriage, built a house near the springs that functioned as a hotel for those who visited the springs during the year. At the beginning of the XX century the spa became more popular, the clientele grew and the business became more prosperous. Later the property was sold to the Linares family, of which Miss Waldina descended and who married Guillermo Elguea, son of Don José Manuel, so in this way the family business was kept. In 1917 a new stage began in the exploitation of the thermal waters of Elguea. Guillermo and Waldina carried out a remodeling of the hotel, the guano leaves were changed by tiles, and cabins were built. They improved the access roads, that that later facilitated the transfer of the visitors in automobile from Corralillo to Elguea. In the decade of the 40´s other springs were discovered and this fact brought remarkable improvements to the hotel, although the place still lacked electric current and when happening the death of Guillermo Elguea, the benefit of the service decayed and it decreased to two or three months during the summer time. On January 14, 1998 the Spa was reopened again. At the moment the Spa Elguea is offering services to national and foreign visitors. You will want to be here for sure during your holidays in Cuba. This is a unique opportunity for you and your family, as well. Do not give it a second thought and visit this wonderful spa where you are the most important person in the world. Do not miss this chance.n