Termas de Chillán is a town located 82 km east of the

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an city of

Chillán Chillán () is the capital List of cities in Chile, city of the Ñuble Region in the Diguillín Province of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of the new � ...

. It has a ski center and three hotels.

Ski center

The ski resort is located 1,650 meters above

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and has 11 lifts serving 28 marked trails, and a total of 35 km runs over 10,000 hectares of terrain. In the center is South America's longest ski run, Las Tres Marias, which has a total length of 13 km. Since 2010 the management of the municipal concession has been managed by Consorcio Nevados Ltda.

Hot Springs

Termas de Chillán is also known for its

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s, with average temperatures of 60 C. The waters of these spas are sulfated and contain iron, sulfur, manganese, magnesium and potassium, among other minerals. In addition they are moderately mineralized.

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Ski center

Hot Springs

See also

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