Latin America's Best Spas

Peru The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aranwahotels.com/sacred_valley_hotel.php">Unno Spa at Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness</a> is just an hour from Cusco but provides a sensual journey towards inner healing and peace with a combination of traditional and ancient therapies that capture the spirit and legacy of the Incas. It's the largest spa in South America, measuring more than 27,000 square feet. Unno Spa offers numerous services spanning traditional European, Ayurveda and signature Andean treatments. (Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness)

Cartagena, Colombia At the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tcherassihotels.com/">Tcherassi Hotel and SPA</a> in Cartagena, Colombia, you can indulge in the 50-minute Chocolate Deluxe treatment, where you'll be wrapped in cocoa before ending with a chocolate scrub. Cost: $100. (Tcherassi Hotel and SPA)

Costa Rica At the Golden Gecko Spa at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lostiguanaresort.com">Lost Iguana Resort & Spa</a> in Costa Rica, Yonka's Body Wellness Ethiopian Candle Massage is certainly unique. An Ethiopian whipped shea butter and Brazilian mahogany tree oil candle is melted at 90 degrees and the wax is drizzled onto the body and absorbed by the skin. The treatment lasts an hour and costs $80. (Lost Iguana Resort & Spa)

San Jose, Costa Rica <a target="_blank" href="%C2%A0http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjocr-costa-rica-marriott-hotel-san-jose">The Kuo Spa at the Costa Rica Marriott</a> in San Jose, Costa Rica is located on a 30-acre coffee plantation and incorporates this theme throughout the spa treatments and decor. The signature treatment is the Costa Rican Coffee Scrub, where actual coffee beans are used in the exfoliating and invigorating product. A massage follows the 50-minute scrub, along with a Vichy shower rinse. Once the treatment is completed, guests leave the spa barefoot and by exiting a door where they walk across a shallow trough of coffee beans. Cost: $110. (Costa Rica Marriott)

Riviera Maya, Mexico At the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.karismahotels.com/resort/el-dorado-seaside-suites-karisma">El Dorado Seaside Suites in Riviera Maya</a>, the recently opened NΆAY SPA features indigenous Mayan ingredients, including coffee, chocolate, freshly ground local plants and herbs. The Kukulkán Four Hand Massage uses natural oils and combines Lomi-Lomi, Reflexology, Shiatsu, and Swedish techniques in an 80 minute treatment that runs $160. If you're feeling brave, finish it up with a Temazcal ritual, the prehispanic ritual steam bath and sweat lodge that purifies the body, mind and spirit simultaneously. (El Dorado Seaside Suites/Karisma in Riviera Maya)

Cancun, Mexico The Kin -- Mayan for sun -- can be cruel to delicate skin. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.realresorts.com/The-Royal-Cancun/">The SPAzul at the all-inclusive Royal Cancun</a> offers a two-hour refreshing full body aloe rescue treatment where you’ll be wrapped in cool muslin sheets soaked in a refreshing herbal infusion, followed by an application of soothing organic aloe gel. It's all followed by a hydrating facial treatment to stop the burn. The total package is $185. (Real Resorts)

La Ceiba, Honduras At the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.picobonito.com/">Lodge at Pico Bonito</a> in La Ceiba, Honduras, you can enjoy a private massage right in your cabin, located in the middle of the jungle. Each of the 22 private 400-square-foot cabins is newly furnished in plantation style and feature furnishings crafted from native woods complimented by crisp white bedding, vaulted ceilings, and large louvered and screened windows that frame the lush tropical jungle. A signature 60-minute massage with aromatherapy and organic oils is very popular after a long day hiking in the Honduran rainforest, bird watching, or white water rafting. Cost: $60. (Lodge at Pico Bonito )

Panama The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebristol.com/buenaventura/">Bristol Buenaventura’s Corotu Spa</a> embraces Panama’s bountiful surroundings with its exclusive signature treatments. The 8,000-square-foot spa offers a unique selection of treatments utilizing local ingredients, traditional techniques, ancient philosophy and modern technologies to deliver maximum relaxation. The 90-minute $130 Magnetism Body Wrap is a signature body polish that energizes and exfoliates with a unique iron-rich volcanic sand carried down to the ocean by the Rio Hato River. Clay, rich in minerals from the thermal springs of the Anton Valley, is then applied to revive the skin. The renewal process culminates with the application of a hydrating cream followed by an uplifting facial massage utilizing semi-precious gemstones. (Bristol Buenaventura)

Barahona, Dominican Republic At <a target="_blank" href="http://www.casabonitadr.com/">Casa Bonita</a> in Barahona, Dominican Republic, a signature treatment at their Tamana Spa is the Ritual Ciba-Azul, a stone massage that uses a combination of hot and cold local “Ciba Azul” stones. In a cloud of essence of ylang-ylang, sandalwood and bergamot, this special treatment helps melt muscle tension and brings balance to your mind, heart, and energy flow leaving you truly relaxed. This treatment is performed amongst the trees and the rushing river, a unique and magical environment. Ritual Ciba-Azul lasts 80 minutes and costs $90. (Tamana Spa )