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San Alfonso del Mar - the largest pool in the world.
100 km west of the Chilean capital of Santiago, is the largest pool (lagoon) in the world "San Alfonso del Mar» (San Alfonso del Mar) in the resort of Algarrobo (Algarrobo) in Chile.
Services that giant pool San Alfonso del Mar (Chile) is literally a stone's throw from the ocean - he always attracts crowds of tourists. The secret is that the water is the same ocean, but filtered and heated to a comfortable 26 degrees. Plus infrastructure and all the fun for tourists.
Dimensions Pool strike:
The area - 80 thousand square meters
The deepest point - 34, 5 m.
The volume of water - 250 thousand square meters. m.
On the territory of the lagoon located nine hotels, room rates that vary according to the season, for example in the period from November to the end of March the cost of a double room starts at $ 300 per night. In other months a little cheaper accommodation. If you rent an apartment in the other houses that are not placed in the "San Alfonso del Mar", then to go to the territory of the complex and use the pool and services will have to pay. On the territory of the hotel is also in addition to restaurants, bars, Jacuzzi, fitness centers, cinemas.
How did the idea of such a project. The fact is that before the city "San Alfonso del Mar" was not a resort, because the water on the coast of the Pacific Ocean is full of danger, swim off the coast of ravenous sharks and often storm. And as the water temperature is typically less than - 17 degrees, which does not allow it to be comfortable. But one Chilean biochemist Fernando predprenimatel and Fishman (Fernando Fishman) all decided to change the situation and make a "San Alfonso del Mar" resort town, creating an unusual swimming pool, which is in its features would replace the cold and dangerous ocean, but It was very comfortable for people who come to this resort. And it turned out he had fine, pool is so huge that while there seems to be that he was simply endless, also due to the fact that it is located very close to the ocean. And by it it seems that there is no pool, and this is the ocean. Fernando has also developed and patented water purification system coming out of the ocean to the pool. It is fully computerized and the water is constantly updated, while it is saturated with oxygen and heated to 26 degrees. Therefore, the water in besseyn constantly clean and warm. This purification system because of its adaptability is also very economical, since consumes little electric energy, cleaning takes place without the use of chemicals that adversely affect the environment, and the water coming out of the pool back to the ocean does not harm zhivim organisms living in it. Construction of the "San Alfonso del Mar" entrepreneur cost of 1, 5 billion. Dollars. A service and maintenance of the pool annually spend about 3-4 million dollars.
