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Hot springs/Karst Canyon Systems

Natural pool · 37 °C

La Gloria Tolantongo

Cardonal, Hidalgo

Thermal waterfalls and travertine pools on the quieter side of the same canyon.

Waterfall and pool at La Gloria, beside Tolantongo
Luis Mendoza · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The water

In the pool
36–38 °C

your own body temperature

As it leaves the ground
No vent on record

Bicarbonate. It crossed limestone and carries dissolved carbonate: hence the turquoise and travertine

Why it surfaces here

Travertine pools and thermal waterfalls in a canyon.

Complejo Karstico. Springs emerging at canyon floors, depositing turquoise travertine.

Watch it before you go

  • La Gloria Tolantongo en Cardonal Hidalgo · Popurrí de Viajes

  • La Gloria Tolantongo Un Paraíso Escondido · De Viaje con Monse y Ema

Within 50 km

Straight-line distance. Driving time is calculated on the route.