spout crystals

Spout Crystals
Spout Crystals is a river in Colombia which is located in the Sierra de la Macarena, in the town of the same name, in the department of Meta.
It has been called "the river of five colors ", " the rainbow melted " or also the most beautiful river in the world , as on your freshwater algae of different colors, producing the sensation of being reproduced against a river of fivecolors : red, yellow, green , blue and black , mainly.
Description
Being a smaller river length and width, Spout Crystalsmisses the 100 km in length and exceed 20 m wide. It is a succession of rapids, waterfalls , correones and pocetas whose waters flow from the south of the Serrania de la Macarena , where his birth is situated , behind the oldest tepuis of the Sierra in a rugged area plateau onwhich are numerous unexplored cave paintings. Those waters, such purity that displays the background and all the magic surrounding this beautiful river, run to the river Guayavero picking brazuelos passing countless rocky savannas of the Sierra.
The pipe ends without its characteristic colors as these have been lost in the La Cachivera , off road today actually , a road - running through it.Because the rocky bed of Spout Crystals, just a rain of moderate intensity to grow their wealth in an impressive way and let traveler isolated on its banks , but the river usually decreases as quickly . During the summer, the waters were dried and red plants then get their chance to multiply. Of the Serrania de la Macarena down several streams as Indian pipe, pipe Yarumales and pipe Canoas , but onlySpout Crystals, the river of five colors , has been called ' the most beautiful in the world ' .
Even, he was called “the river that ran away from paradise “by Andrés Hurtado, a Colombian hiker has unveiled the wonders of our planet. Yellow, blue, green, black and red, are five outrageous colors, which are explained by the presence of algae of different colors make this pipe a visual wonder. Apoet called him “the rainbow melted.”
It should explain, called pipes smaller rivers length and width in the jungle compared to giants like Amazon, Guaviare, Caquetá and Putumayo. Spout Crystals misses the 100 km. or length exceeds 20 m. width
Tourism
To get to Spout Crystals, you need to travel in the department of Meta town of La Macarena (Meta). There are two ways to get from Villavicencio, inplanes 3,5 and 6 passengers or freight DC3 departure every Saturday from Bogotá, live flight departure every Friday and return the same day. From La Macarena, you have to travel by boat , crossing the river Guayabera , then by car and finally an approximate 3km nature walk is done to the park entrance .
The C Spout Crystals months to visit are June through November, this is due to the rainyseason precipitation in this part of the region is presented only at this time and that is how you can see the plants and the pipe in his peak.

Caño Cristales

Caño Cristales es un río de Colombia que está ubicado en la sierra de la Macarena, en el municipio del mismo nombre, en el departamento del Meta.
Ha sido denominado "el río de los cinco colores", "el arco iris que se derritió" o también elrío más hermoso del mundo, ya que en su fondo se reproducen algas de agua dulce de diversos colores, que producen la sensación de estar frente a un río de cinco colores: rojo, amarillo, verde, azul y negro, principalmente.
Descripción
Siendo un río de menor longitud y anchura, Caño Cristales no alcanza los 100 km de longitud ni sobrepasa los 20 m de ancho. Es una sucesión de rápidos, cascadas,correones y pocetas cuyas aguas se desprenden de la meseta sur de la serranía de la Macarena, donde se ubica su nacimiento, a espaldas de los más antiguos tepuyes de la Sierra en una zona escarpada en la que se encuentran numerosas pinturas rupestres aún inexploradas. Esas aguas, de tal pureza que permiten ver el fondo y toda la magia que encierra este hermoso río, corren hacia el río Guayabero...