{"id":18596,"date":"2021-04-27T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=18596"},"modified":"2021-04-26T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:03:06","slug":"cano-cristales-colorful-river-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/cano-cristales-colorful-river-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ca\u00f1o Cristales: Colombia’s river of colors"},"content":{"rendered":"

We like to surprise you, reveal magical places and propose new adventures. Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/em><\/b> is our choice for today, and in addition to the tours in Colombia<\/a> that you have scheduled, you can’t miss the colors of a small river in the Serran\u00eda de La Macarena<\/em> National Natural Park.<\/p>\n

Still don’t know what to see in Colombia<\/a>? Well, after visiting the north of the country and touring the beaches of Punta Gallinas<\/a>, one option would be from Bogota or Medellin to fly to Ca\u00f1o Cristales, we are talking about taking a plane, of course.<\/p>\n

What is Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/h2>\n

Ca\u00f1o Cristales is a river in Colombia<\/b> also known as ‘the river of the gods’, ‘the river of the seven colors’, ‘the rainbow that melted’ or ‘the most beautiful river in the world’. With these names you can imagine that it is not just any river<\/b>, that its beauty is amazing and that it has some color.<\/p>\n

It is a river of 5 colors, it is plentiful and it has waterfalls. As if that were not enough, it is surrounded by an exuberant flora and fauna<\/b> and extremely diverse. The best thing is that Colombia protects this place<\/b> through a law of the republic so that people can bathe.<\/p>\n

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Why it is colorful<\/h2>\n

We have already told you on several occasions that this river is known for its colors, but we have not told you about them. The 5 colors we have mentioned are red, yellow, green, blue and white – quite a spectacle!<\/p>\n

At the bottom of the river there are aquatic plants that with the exposure to the sun<\/b> change their colors: from green to an intense red, passing through yellow. The blue reflection of the clear sky and the white foam of the waterfalls complete the watery rainbow.<\/p>\n

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Where is Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/h2>\n

We have already told you that Ca\u00f1o Cristales is in Colombia, it is true, but Colombia is a big country and Ca\u00f1o Cristales is a small river that is located in the Sierra de la Macarena<\/b>, in the province of Meta. The Macarena mountain range comprises a mountain system in the Amazon rainforest and is the meeting point of the Andean, Amazonian and Orinoco ecosystems.<\/p>\n