Crystal Spout

There’s an area in the southern part of Colombia in the province of Meta, called La Macarena. It’s a small town, but it’s famous as the gateway to a several square kilometer area called Caño Cristales. Basically a series of streams that cascade down from the mountains, with mineral rich and crystal clear waters that are noted for a plant that grows nowhere else on earth, the Macarenia clavigera. Although known about for a long time by locals, this plant has only recently come to the attention...