San Alfonso del Mar: One of the 9 unbelievable lagoons in the world

6 November, 2014 / News

The world’s largest crystalline lagoon is located along the coastline of Chile. San Alfonso del Mar is a resort in the South American nation’s Central Coast region. Its massive lagoon covers nearly 20 acres and stretches for more than half a mile. For a little perspective, you could pour the water from several thousand standard 25-foot hotel swimming pools into San Alfonso and still not fill it up.

The pool is almost 10 feet deep in some sections. The water that fills it (250 thousand m3in total) is pumped in from the nearby Pacific Ocean. It is filtered and treated before reaching the pool. Hundreds of hotel rooms and rental apartments sit right next to this human-made swimmer’s paradise.

The San Alfonso crystalline lagoon, was developed using the concept and world patented technology created by the company Crystal Lagoons. It is an innovation that revolutionized the first and second housing real estate sector worldwide. In fact, San Alfonso del Mar is the iconic project that enabled the consolidation of the export model for the world’s largest crystalline lagoons that are today part of more than 300 international developments.

The lagoon it’s also the holder of the Guinness World Record for the biggest crystalline lagoon on Earth.

Crystal Lagoons Corporation is an international innovation company that has developed and patentedtechnology that allows for the low-cost construction and maintenance of unlimited size bodies of water incrystal-clear condition. Patented in 160 countries, Crystal Lagoons’ technology applications range widely from its recreational business, which brings the dream of idyllic beach life to any corner of the world, to its industrial variations in closed-circuit cooling, water desalination and applications for the mining industry. The technology was pioneered by Fernando Fischmann, the founder and chairman of Crystal Lagoons Corporation. A trained biochemist, Fischmann patented the technology and foundedCrystal Lagoons Corporation in 2007. In less than three years since its formation, Crystal LagoonsCorporation has seen exponential growth and is currently involved in over 300 projects in more than 60 countries, including Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Singapore, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay and United States.