Caño Cristales - the most beautiful river in the world

Continue heading "Post from the Past": Caño Cristales (Caño Cristales - Crystal River), or river of five colors as the locals call it, originates in the south of the mountain chain Macarena, Colombia, and flows to the east, to the confluence of the river Guayabero. In the box Caño Cristales there are five colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. All of them are a waste product of many algae and, depending on the time of year, color saturation or weakened or strengthened.

 1. The water in it so clear that the bottom can be seen even at a decent depth, but the fish is not here because of the unique characteristics of the channel.

 2. The summer sun dries the plant called Macarena Clavier, and the river becomes a rich red color.

 3. Yellow, black, turquoise and green color also appears due to various algae.

 4. Since the riot of color occurs in the hot season, the river is open for tourists from June to November.

5. You'll See it once - and Believe That the Possibilities for the Creation of nature miracles truly limitless. Enough to go ashore Caño Cristales to Understand - you are in A Unique PLACE.

 6. River Caño Cristales is known as "the most beautiful river in the world."

 7. To get to it, you need to fly an airplane from Vilvisensio to Macarena, then swim to the boat, and, finally, to walk on untrodden paths still to this natural wonder.

 8. Cristales takes place in the jungle, its length is less than 100 km, width - 20 meters, which is why it can not be called great, especially compared to Amazon.

 9. Caño Kristal's- this rainbow fireworks, dominated by shades of red, yellow, blue and green.

 10. Long strands of purple, scarlet, pink, and where there is less sun, green algae, called clavier mazarine ce, which grow only here carpet the bottom of the bright, soft carpet, writhing under the pressure of water.

11. Around the river is the National Natural Park Caño Cristales.

 12. In deeper areas, uneven bottom forms a natural trench: a deep, multi-colored, round kolo ditsy- "Moya's"

 13. Go for A swim in These pools as if Born Anew. Unusual, universal peace, ease and zero Thoughts in my head

 14. The complete absence of man, the sun, jungle, sky, green, mossy warm stones, frozen somewhere high up in the hot air falcon, seek food, and this crustal no- color cool water penetrating into every cell of the body.

 15. Recent studies conducted by local naturalists have shown that the water in the river is so clean that is practically distilled.

 16. In the Absence of Salt River water and Minerals, so it is not Suitable for drinking. And the gates therein Fish in General, no.

17. As the rain and mountain, oxygenated water and not Contain Rocky bottom silt, not to Bring in sedimentary materials, there are no Practically Other underwater Vegetation. Simply Fish have nothing to Eat. Are found in the River only unpretentious little Fish.

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19. Also here you can walk the stepped cascade, called "ladder", where a sparkling wall of water hidden secluded caves and in the rocks of nesting bats.

20. Bizarre flat boulders, as if Thrown into disarray on the Banks of someone Giant Hand. Dark damp caves, the abode of witches and Colombian water - Mohan, Hiding Untold Treasures from people - Caño Cristales All.

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22. Knowingly rivers, lakes, caves were the Indians who lived here long before the Spaniards, the symbol of "the lower world" - the world of moisture overnight, the feminine, maternal womb, the mystery associated with the birth.

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24. In the winter and spring to get to the shore "crystal river" can not be - the status of the natural heritage of humanity by UNESCO commits to take extreme measures of security and protection of its basin.

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 26. Age Macarena mountain range is 1.2 million years old.

 27. It is the western extension of the so-Called Guyana shield of Venezuela , the mountain range crosses That the Guyana and Brazil and is the Oldest on the planet.

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 32. Macarena there are Other Rivers with red algae, for example, That color is painted Siete Machos Winter. These algae Firmly ADHERE to the rocks, WHERE the Flow of the River FASTEST.

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35. View of the river from the air.

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37. Macarena Mountain area is Considered by Scientists of the World, "the seed of Biodiversity." It has existed since the Formation of the Andes and from here, ACCORDING to Experts, has Begun distribution of species on this Territory.