Termas del Arapey (which means Hot Springs of Arapey) is a resort village in the

Salto Department Salto Department () is a department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 124,878. Its capital is the city of Salto. It borders Artigas Department to its north, Paysandú Department to its south, the depar ...

of northwestern

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Location

The resort is located on the

Río Arapey Grande The Arapey Grande River is a river in the Salto Department of northwestern Uruguay. It flows from the northeast of department, with its headwaters near the border with Rivera Department, in a western direction and discharges in the Uruguay River. I ...

, a tributary of

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, into a road that splits off Route 3 in an eastward direction, north-northeast of the department capital city of Salto and right after it crosses the bridge over Río Arapey. Its distance from

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, the capital of Uruguay, is about (via Route 3).

Population

In 2011 Termas del Arapey had a population of 184 permanent inhabitants. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Tourism

Termas del Arapey, over the edge of the river, is the oldest establishment of spring waters in the country, and is said to be one of the most prominent destinations of the region, containing the Arapey Thermal Resort. Its hot waters, averaging 39° C are used therapeutically, and the village has numerous facilities with holiday cottages, closed and outdoor swimming pools, surrounded by luscious green gardens. Every

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, many people from the rest of the country, as well as

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ians and

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ans visit Termas del Arapey for vacation.

References

External links

Site Arapey-Resort-HotelsArticle on Termas del Arapey, Official Portal of the Uruguayan GovernmentINE map of Termas del Arapey
Populated places in the Salto Department Spa towns in Uruguay {{Salto-geo-stub