7 hotels, including the famous Hotel Pousada, the first to be built. The municipality contains part of the Caldas Novas State Park which protects a plateau region that is the main source of water for the geothermal aquifers of the region. One of the attractions of the resort is the constant renewal of all the water of the pools due to the great volume that springs from its main thermal springs. The volume of water produced by the springs results in a constant flow of 6,228,000 liters per hour, reaching a figure over 149 million liters every 24 hours. Attractions are the hotel complex and the only river with hot-water rapids in the Americas. This river is called the Ribeirão das Aguas Quentes. Rio Quente has one of the highest standards of living in the state of Goiás. The United Nations Human Development Index of 2000 ranks it in 7th place in the state (out of a total of 242 municipalities) and 460 nationally out of a total of 5,507 municipalities. On a scale of 0.000 to 1.000 it had a rating of 0.806. For the complete list see Frigoletto.com See also List of municipalities in Goiás References Frigoletto Sepin Municipalities in Goiás