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October 27, 2019: Caño Cristales, Colombia

 
Caño Cristales (in English: “Crystal Spout”), in the Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, is situated approx. 350 kilometers Southeast of Bogota. 

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The river is also called the “River of Five Colors” or the “Liquid Rainbow” (yes, Colombians even call it “the most beautiful river in the world”). 
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Why? From July to November, the riverbed is colored yellow, green, blue, black, and especially red, due to the “Macarenia Clavigera”, a reddish endemic algae that flourishes especially in the rapids of the river. 

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And this is what you come here for: a river with various vivid colors, waterfalls of unique shapes, water clear as crystal, and an untouched nature…
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