Touching a rainbow

Touching a rainbow

Can you touch a rainbow? You just need to fly to Colombia.

Caño Cristales River, also known as Colombia’s liquid rainbow, is the most beautiful river in the world and for a brief period of time every year, from July through November, the river blossom in a vibrant explosion of colours: yellow, green, blue, black, pink and red appear from the bottom.

The liquid rainbow is due to a unique plant, the Macarenia clavigera, that in this period of the year turn red. Other colours come from green algae, yellow sand, blue waters, black rocks, producing the rainbow effect, which, together with the waterfalls, pools and caverns that the river features, make a whole stunning visual experience!

Caño Cristales is located in a remote area not easily accessible. The site was closed to tourists for several years because of guerrilla activity. Nowadays it is safer and tourists can fly to La Macarena and from there they need to reach the national park Serrania de la Macarena in which Caño Cristales is located.
 

You can enjoy a bath in the river as long as you do not wear clothes… just kidding! As long as you do not wear sun cream or mosquito repellent which may interfere with the delicate biological system.

Have a lovely journey!

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Morena Giannascoli

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