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Caño Cristales, Colombia . Where the Rainbow became a River. (REFLEXIONES). Caño Cristales es a river in Colombia, South America , described as “ the most beatiful stream in the world ”; also called ” the most beautiful river that escaped from paradise " .

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  1. Caño Cristales, Colombia WheretheRainbowbecame a River (REFLEXIONES)

  2. Caño Cristales es a river in Colombia, South America, described as “themostbeatifulstream in theworld”; alsocalled” themostbeautifulriverthatescapedfromparadise"

  3. Caño Cristales islocated in the Sierra de la Macarena National Park, withintheMunicipality of thesamename in the Meta Department ofColombia.

  4. Theriverisrelatively short, with a total length of about 100 kilometers, and about 20 meterswide. In the local languageisknown as a “caño”, whichis a waterbody of sizebetween a river and a creek.

  5. Caño Cristales isalsoknown as theriver of 5 colors. Thepigmentation in thepicturesisduetoalgae and mossthatcovertherocksthatformmost of itsbottom. Thealgae and mossgrow in yellow, blue, green, black and red, creatingtheincrediblecontraststhatmaketheriveranamazing color spectacle, and anunforgetableexperiencetothevisitorstothiszone in Colombia.

  6. The red color isduetoanalgaenamedMacareniaclavigera. Theintensity of thecolors of thealgae and moss in thebottomvarieswiththeflow of theriver, whichappearstobeoptimalduringtherainyseasonfrom June toNovember.

  7. Throughoutthestream, depressions in therocks at itsbottomformmagnificents pools, named “marmitas de gigante”. Thesedepressionsor pools werecarved in therocksbyerosionresultingfromharderpebbles and boulderscarriedbythestream. At certainpoints in theriver, whirpools are formedbytheflow, wherethepebbles and bouldersflow in circlesslowlyerodingthebottom of sections of thechannel, and throughthemilleniacausingthedepressionsshown.).

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