Main
thermal source of the department of Salto. Located to 578
kms. of Montevideo, almost in the limit with the department
of Artigas. From the capital Salto it is to 80 km to the North
by route 3. Immersed in a beautiful and exuberant vegetation
in which gorgeous aquatic gardens stand out by which the water
runs between stones and on which pass colorful small bridges.
- A hotel of modern facilities with 52 conditionned rooms,
6 restaurants of varied and comfortable locations and better
service, motels and bungalows of great comfort, like also
a camping of 450 parcels with service of light, water and
grill, grants to the tourist complex a level of great category.
It includes in addition other less indispensable services
not to do more comfortable his stay like the commercial center,
supermarket, bakery, station on watch, post office, central
telephone office, policlinicas, hairdressing salons, laundry,
etc. Everything surrounded by the attractive enchantment and
by its trees and flowers by varied amount and beauty.
The temperature of the water in the swimming pools two sport
sinks are average of 39º C. , one of them closed with
glasses and surrounded by vegetation, another opened the one
of hotter water. Account also with an infantile park, can
be made strolls in boats and prove luck with the fishing.
The complex is administered by Municipal Intendance of Salto,
tells on a municipal hotel that it has his own swimming pool.
By Route 3 towards the South, coming from Brazil, it is necessary
to cross the streams Naquiñá and Mandiyú.
The only population in the neighborhoods is Colonia Palma.
Soon the Yacuy stream is crossed and it is entered the department
of Jump. - Approximately seven kilometers advanced more is
the access road to the spas, being due to double to the left.
Of this section the thermal complex is to less than 20 kilometers.
Arapey, to the being the more important and old thermal center
of the country, by this is one of the most frequented by the
tourist which makes advisable make the reserves with 60
days of anticipation. It has to the lodging of the visitors
bungalows, motels, area of camping and a hotel that work in
the municipal orbit. Numerous swimming pools are distribuídas
by the estate and its water arises to 41º C with a volume
of 860,000 liters per hour from two napas that are located
to 725 and 1300 meters of depth. the water, colorless in small
amounts, becomes bluish in great masses. From the therapeutic
point of view very it is praised, of high quality as water
of table and in balneotherapy is recognized by its sedative
and stimulating performance. Arapey has very complete infrastructure
of services and capacity to take care of more than 1500 people
than can be lodged simultaneously in their different facilities.
All visitor turns out imperdible to approach the border of
the river to delight with the floating gardens in his shore.
All their beauties can be appreciated in their context from
the air making I fly over on the zone; to which it is also
had runway where this type can be contracted on watch. -