Caño Cristales is a river in Colombia located in the municipality of La Macarena, within the Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park, in an area where Andean, Amazonian and Orinoquía environments are located. Its fame is not due to its being very large: it measures about 100 kilometers long and less than 20 meters wide. What makes it special is another thing: the color of its waters. At first glance, it looks like a painted river. But the ef…
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Caño Cristales is a river in Colombia located in the municipality of La Macarena, within the Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park, in an area where Andean, Amazonian and Orinoquía environments are located. Its fame is not due to its being very large: it measures about 100 kilometers long and less than 20 meters wide. What makes it special is another thing: the color of its waters. At first glance, it looks like a painted river. But the ef…