Cano Cristales - The River of Five Colors ( Colombia )

Cano Cristales is a river located in the Serrania de la Macarena Mountains. The area where the river is found is so remote that you can only get there by horse, donkey, or on foot. Cano Cristales is filled with waterfalls, rapids, wells and hollows, with water so clear you can see all the way to the bottom. During most of the year the river seems like any other, with the water coursing over green algae rocks. Then during the period of time between the wet season and the dry season which happens between September,November the river transforms, becoming a river of color. The algae in the water produce a riot of color; red, blue, green, black and yellow line the river. This river has no fish because of the complexity of the channels. Cano Cristales has been called The River of Five Colors, The Liquid Rainbow and The River That Ran Away From Paradise and it’s honestly easy to see why.