{"id":1765,"date":"2013-04-16T23:24:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T15:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:44:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:44:47","slug":"snapshot-the-colorful-cano-cristales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/snapshot-the-colorful-cano-cristales\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot: the colorful Ca\u00f1o Cristales"},"content":{"rendered":"
For most part of the year, it looks just like other rivers, a bed of rocks beneath a blanket of dull mosses under a steady, clear current. But for a fleeting period every year, the river explodes into vivid shades of yellow, blue, green, black and especially red, earning it the label of \u201cthe world\u2019s most beautiful river\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The Ca\u00f1o Cristales River nestled in the Serrania de la Macarena, province of Meta, Colombia earns part of its magical appearance to the striking red aquatic Macarenia clavigera plant that gather at the bottom of its riverbed. The stars are aligned during the transition between the wet and dry seasons and when the right water level blends with the Macarenia clavigera. When mixed with the yellow sand, green moss and swirled with the blue water, the river becomes a concoction of a million shades that shifts every second.<\/p>\n