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World’s Largest Pool in Chile
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Swimming pools come in various size – some small, some
medium, some large. How big can they get? The world’s largest pool has been
constructed in Chile.
This man-made luxurious saltwater lagoon pool offers turquoise blue crystal
clear sea waters, white sand beaches, water sports adventure and more.
The pool is located about 100km (60 miles) west of the
capital of Santiago, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort (located in Algarrobo) overlooking
the Chilean central coast.
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World’s Largest Pool in Chile
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The luxurious private resort holds the Guinness record for
having the world’s largest crystalline water pool, which is a kilometer long
and spread across approximately 20 acres containing 66 million gallons (250
million liters) of water. It is 115ft deep at its deep end. To be precise, the
world’s largest pool is as large as approximately 6,000 eight-meter long
regular pools combined, according to the resort authorities.
Developed by Crystal Lagoons Corporation, the San Alfonso
pool in Chile
is surrounded by white beaches and palm trees that provide a feel of tropical
seas. Guests can safely enjoy the oceanic experience and also indulge in
water sports such as sail boating, snorkeling and the like. The lagoon’s temperature
is kept pleasantly balanced, hovering at about 26 degrees during
summer, which is nine degrees more than the nearby sea temperature.
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World’s Largest Pool in Chile
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The pool took five years to build, cost about $1billion and
the annual maintenance bill is $2million.
Guests in this man-made paradise never have to feel crowded
as they have their choice of 3,323 feet of constantly circulated seawater. The pool uses a computer- controlled suction
and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing
it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other This
masterpiece offers a wide array of water activities, including some that you
won't find in any other hotel pool.
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