Caño Cristales, the natural Rainbow River in Columbia

CAIRO – 21 July 2017: The ’River of Five Colors,’ Caño Cristales in Columbia is known to be the most beautiful river in the world.

Caño Cristales, or the Rainbow River is a river located in city of Columbia, in the United States, and Found in the mountains of Serranía de la Macarena.

The Rainbow colors in the river is caused by a special phenomenon, a plant called: Macarenia clavigera that grows in a special time in the year, which turns the river into explosions of red variations, plus the effect from black rocks, algae, and yellow sand producing a natural painting with the complete palette of colors. The Macarenia clavígera blossoms four months in the year only, from July to October, but you can still see them in November.

The Caño Cristales is in an isolated area but can be reached by flying into the nearby town of La Macarena and then from there it is a short trip into ‘Serrania de la Macarena,’ the national park in which Caño Cristales is present.

Temperatures around the year-vary from lows, which are averaging 21–23°C and the highs, which are 26-32°C.


CAÑO CRISTALES, via Wikimedia commons


CAÑO CRISTALES, via Wikimedia commons