Marine Therapy

The special weather in this area, with a high percentage of hours of sunlight a year and a high level of salinity, have led to the formation of mud in the north of the lagoon (an area known as La Puntica) that has been sedimenting into a bed and is now used as a therapeutic remedy.

Studies undertaken at the University of Murcia in 1995 show that these sediments contain a high percentage of cations, calcium, magnesium, potassium and fluorine, as well as anions, chlorine and sulphate in much higher quantities than the average levels, even in saline waters. In addition to this, medical grading in this area shows there is a considerable amount of fine sand, lime and clay, which are the real curative elements in mud. PH is an essential element and it reaches rates between 7.12 and 8.45.