THE FIVE-COLOUR RIVER
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Happy New Year to you all. Let's hope it has everything that you wish for.
Now, here is something different. The Cano Cristales river, or the five color river, as the locals call it, starts its journey at the foot of a Colombian mountain range - Micarna. It continues flowing eastward to meet with the Guivero river. A traveller happening upon the crystal river may find five different colors in its waters: yellow, blue, green, black and red.
Now, here is something different. The Cano Cristales river, or the five color river, as the locals call it, starts its journey at the foot of a Colombian mountain range - Micarna. It continues flowing eastward to meet with the Guivero river. A traveller happening upon the crystal river may find five different colors in its waters: yellow, blue, green, black and red.
The
reason for this fiesta of colors is actually biological. It is caused by the
materials the many types of algae living in the river produce. The hue of the
colors depends on the time of year and the swiftness of the current.
The
river, which does look as if it was a path to paradise, is truly an ecological
wonder, and while most of the year it hides behind a costume of dim greens and
cool blues, for a short time each year it blooms with a rainbow of dazzling
colors.
During
the Colombian wet season, the water flows too quickly to hold the color, and
during the summer there isn't enough water, but for a short few months between
these two seasons, there are many types of algae colonies that for thousands of
years have continued to give the river its name.
Now, check out these shots:
Clancy's comment: Nature is amazing, eh? Many humans imagine that they are the greatest inventors.
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