Photos: Rainbow River, The River of Five Colours

A waterfall is seen at the end of the rainy season in August, when the water level finally decreases on the Cano Cristales river in Colombia. The water becomes covered with a bright pink aquatic plant, Macarenia Clavigera. (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)

Photographer Olivier Grunewald has taken wonderful photos of the beautiful ‘Rainbow River’.

The Cano Cristales is a small river of five colours that attracts tourists around the world to Colombia every year.

During the summer months, colourful plants blossom under the surface to transform the waters into the ‘river of five colours’.

The small, beautiful river located in the Macarena National Park is also known as ‘El rio mas bonito del Mundo’, the ‘Rainbow River’ and the ‘Escape from Paradise’ to the locals.

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This stunning picture shows the river flowing over the colourful plants on the way down a small waterfall. (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)

In this incredible picture, the plant can be seen growing and floating under the surface of the river (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)

A bright pink water plant covered the surface of the river after the rainy season ended in August. (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)

Bright pink, green and yellow plants envelope the surface of the water (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)

A bright pink water plant covered the surface of the river after the rainy season ended in August. (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)

Water from the Cano Cristales river crashes down into a pit surrounded by vibrant plants (Photograph by Olivier Grunewald)