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A unique biological wonder, Caño Cristales has been referred as the "river of five colors," "the river that ran away from paradise" "the Liquid Rainbow,” and "the world's most beautiful river."
Caño Cristales is a Colombian river located in the Serrania de la Macarena, province of Meta. It’s the algae that produce colors like red, armadillo, yellow, green and blue at the bottom of the river giving it a unique appearance.
It’s for certain period of time between the wet and dry seasons, a unique species of plant that lines the river floor called Macarenia clavigera turns a brilliant red. It is offset by splotches of yellow and green sand, blue water, and a thousand shades in between.
This only happens for a brief period in between seasons. For a few weeks from September through November, the river transforms into a veritable living rainbow.
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