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Macarenia Clavigera

Macarenia clavigera

Description:

A fresh water plant that is only encountered in a couple of rivers of cristalline waters in Serranìa de la Macarena in Colombia. The caño cristales (a small river) is a famous river that attracts tourist due to the presence of this plant that provides different and brilliat colors to the water and produces breathtaking landscapes.

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8 Comments

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Weird but beautiful : )

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Extra special! I'd never heard of it before either.

ivanrey969
ivanrey969 12 years ago

Thanks for your comments and if you ever come to colombia try going to La Macarena, is a great trip! (the best time to go is from August to November)

erikarodriguezm
erikarodriguezm 12 years ago

La Macarena definitivamente es un lugar hermoso

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

so beautiful!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

This is really fascinating. I'd never heard of it before. Thank you!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Nice spotting! Quite unique

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Interesting!

ivanrey969
Spotted by
ivanrey969

Meta, Colombia

Spotted on Aug 16, 2009
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011

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