Spas are no longer a fashion of an exclusive luxury of the elite. It has become popular increasingly, a long-term practice and even an everyday experience. It is almost compulsory for hotels and high standard destinations, and its demand is growing burst by a phenomena driven by a naturalist trend of adopting healthy lifestyles.

Every new city hotel or resort for vacation in Latin America and the Caribbean-without forgetting small and special and small boutique stores in charming places- shows its Spa services as a very high offer. These services, including, both, modern and ancient techniques and local products of nature, space and privacy, a mixture of ancient wisdom and innovation, are proliferating in the region, with special emphasis in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica and some Caribbean countries. There are Spas in big cities like Mexico DF, Sao Paulo, Lima or Buenos Aires, in the Mexican Caribbean holiday destinations like Punta Cana and Negril, in resorts and chains such as Sol Melia, Barcelo, Cuba cays and beaches, in stunning complex overlooking the Pacific or small boutique hotels in isolated spots in the Lesser Antilles between forest and near the volcanoes in Central America or in the Andes near Machu Picchu. The following are some of the best deals on spas in the region for their treatments, modernity, originality or unique location: Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort Volcán Arenal (Arenal Volcano National Park). Member of the Leading Hotels of the World y Five Star Diamond Award. It is perhaps the only five star hotel in the world with an active volcano and hot mineral springs on the property. Waterfalls, streams or quiet pools in tropical gardens. The Grand Spa offers in eleven outdoor bungalows different treatments, including Maya Temazcal. Trips to the volcano, caves and waterfalls, rafting, canopy, canyoning, kayaking, bird watching and horseback riding. -Spa Esperanza (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) In a desert environment, offers rituals botanicals (fruits, seaweed, desert herbs), minerals, and other therapies in 14 treatment rooms, private suite, plunge pool, outdoor shower and private sundeck. -Villa Rolandi Thalasso-Spa, Gourmet & Beach Club (Isla Mujeres, Mexico). Five Star Diamond Award, member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World y Chaine des Rotisseurs. Small and intimate (35 suites and rooms). Clients arrive using resort's yacht, and enjoy a gourmet meal, swimming with dolphins, tours to Mayan ruins, whale watching, diving, fishing and more. Jacuzzi in a private terrace overlooking the sea. Thalassotherapy spa, sauna, gym, massages, body treatments, facials and relaxation. -UNU Spa at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel and hotel Sumaq (Peru). Both are close to Machu Pichu. The first was awarded with the Silver Sage Readers' Choice Awards 2010 in Spa Magazine, USA. The second, also five stars, is an intimate, with a Peruvian chef and Andean fusion cuisine. Its and Spa is based on Inca techniques. -Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana (Dominican Republic). It has the largest spa in the Caribbean (18,000 m2), with nearly fifty cabins and a long list of techniques and treatments, facials, reflexology, Shiatsu, Shirodhara, samuprai. Mud room, ice room, thermal massage beds, relaxation rooms, beauty salon. His Golden Suites offer sauna and steam area private, holistic massage, champagne and fresh fruit. Casino, ample meeting space and a 18-hole golf camp. -One & Only Ocean Club (Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas). The Spa is inspired by Balinese tradition. There are eight houses isolated surrounded by vegetation, each with two single beds (for couples massage, Japanese Shiatsu, Thai, Hawaiian, Swiss and Balinese), jacuzzi tub, large outdoor lounge chair for relaxation and great shower. Yoga courses. Sailing, diving, para-sailing and other water sports. Gourmet cuisine and an extense wine list. -CuisinArt Resort & Spa (Anguila). Five stars. Rooms harmonized with natural environment and great views. Hydroponic farm has tropical gardens. Gourmet cuisine and a kitchen with panoramic glass walls. Water Sports. Spa with Mediterranean design, with massage, body wraps, facials, aromatherapy, exfoliation with sea salt and other treatments. -Parrot Cay & Como Shambhala Retreta (Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands). In a truly isolated place, connected by air and boat. Style rooms with Southeast Asian and Balinese sun beds on the terraces. Bungalows with pool and private butler. The Asian-style Spa offers holistic treatments and services such as bathing Lular Royal Javanese beauty routine of two hours once reserved for the princesses of Java the day before her wedding. -Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Maya Riviera (Carmen Beach, Mexico). All Inclusive member of The Leading Hotels of the World, with rooms for families or adults, and overlooking the Caribbean and the virgin forest. Modern convention center, golf and diverse cuisine, by international chefs. The Grand Velas Spa, with 8,000 square meters, comprises forty-suite luxurious cabins with more thab one hundred treatments inspired by different cultures, from the Indian tradition to the Mayan rituals. -Half Moon (Montego Bay, Jamaica). Luxury hotel with suites, bungalows and villas. 18 hole golf course, tennis, equestrian center, fitness center, swimming pools, children's village, water sports and the Fern Tree Spa: Spa with ocean view suites, hydrotherapy pools, yoga pavilions, a labyrinth for meditation, aroma therapy, special packages , color therapy and services that combine modern techniques with native natural remedies including herbs, seaweed, sea sponges, salt, stones and fruit.

The search for spas as centers or for places for holidays is steadily growing, according to the International Spa Association (ISPA) for 2010, between 30 and 40 million Americans visited a spa every year to "reduce and relieve stress, soothe pain in muscles and joints and feel better about themselves." Globally, more than 100 million people make that kind of tourism specifically to stay in a Hotel Spa. In Spain, one of the leaders behind the U.S., Japan, UK, Germany and Italy, over 90% of five-star holiday resorts with spa, a service which presence increases turnover by 10% of establishments.