Seven colors of Colombia



It just so happens that most people Colombia is associated with the notorious "white", although in fact this bright country plays with all the colors of the rainbow. City streets and clothes of locals are varied to match the national flag. "Every Hunter Wants to Know ...". Today in Colombia.


Red


The brightest red in Colombia belongs to the coffee beans. Colombia is the world's second largest export to the United States; in 2002, a total of 852 thousand tons of coffee was produced. Plantations are available on the UNESCO World Heritage List, where they live from 72 to 78 degrees north latitude. Tourists are invited to the so-called coffee tours.


Orange


The country is located in the center of the country and occupies a vast territory of 330 square kilometers. Tatakoa looks like another planet - bright orange stones with rare green strokes that perfectly contrast with the blue sky. With the night, the terrain is transformed in the light of the moon, to rare visitors a cold silver landscape. It is especially recommended to visit the desert on New Moon, when in the sky myriads of bright stars of all constellations and the Milky Way are perfectly visible.

 

Yellow


Metallic ebb is gold. In the old district of the city of La Candeleria, Bogota is on a unique expedition of gold; it uses about 36 thousand products. The fact is that this region is inhabited by ancient Indians, who consider gold as a sacred metal, collecting the energy of the sun, therefore its mining in large quantities is used for sacred rites. Most of the collection was dedicated to the theological sacrifices of Guatavit.


Green


National parks are adjacent to impassable jungle, smoothly flowing into the highland plantations. However, there is a noble green country, which is mentioned on the general background. Museums, located 100 kilometers from Bogota; 55% of all stones in the global market come from Colombia. The prices for jewelry here are, of course, fairly bearable, so the decoration with emerald is the best souvenir from Colombia. You can even try to get your own precious pebble in the river flowing from the mines. It is muddy, but sometimes it has nothing to do with small, but very important for us locals, not employed in mines and agriculture, who use this river as a source of modest income.



Blue


In the Caribbean there is a group of small islands of San Andres and Providencia. The islands are much closer to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but belong to Colombia. The waters called these islands are called the sea of ​​seven colors, as they look smooth, iridescent in all shades: from light blue to lilac. San Andrés and Providencia attracts the whole world: 85 species of coral grow here. The organization for the preservation of the world's oceans includes an archipelago in the list of six major regions of the planet’s health. In addition, San Andres and Providencia is a great place to practice kitesurfing and windsurfing, swimming and a leisurely beach holiday.


Blue


Blue haze envelops the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, located just 42 kilometers from the coast of the Caribbean Sea. On the tops of the mountains are eternal snow and glaciers, which reflect the blue sky. Cristobal Colon, rising to 5780 m above sea level. The mountainous vein is the advanced civilization of Tyrone. Nowadays, the archaeological park “The Lost City” is located in the highland forests, where traces of ancient culture are preserved: houses, bridges, canals and terraces.


Violet


A unique river, the Caño-Cristés, also known as the “five-color river” or “liquid rainbow” flows through the Stone Gorge in the center of Colombia. Its water has a bluish tint, mostly sandy, with green algae, during the year due to them the river changes color. In Macarius, Claviger grows very brightly. Kanyo-Kristalli can be called the most beautiful river in the world, but you need to come exactly in the autumn months.

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Australian Devil's Balls



In Australia, there is a unique reserve with the unusual name "Devil's Balls". On a wide plain huge granite stones are scattered about randomly, which impress with their gigantic size and unusual shapes. The diameter of some of them reaches 6 meters. Simple and laconic landscape is constantly changing. Especially amazing, it looks at dawn and at sunset. As the lighting changes, the boulders begin to “glow”, and their color changes from pale pink to crimson red.


According to the scientific hypothesis, the age of these stones is several million years. Granite gradually formed from the cooling magma emerging on the surface of the earth, and soft sandstone was located on top of it, which over time was affected by erosion and settled, and granite, on the contrary, came to the surface. The main reason for the split of the stones became sharp temperature drops, which forced the rock to shrink and expand repeatedly.


Australian Aborigines call these lands "Karl-Karl", which literally translates as "round boulders". They consider this place sacred and believe that once the devil himself was here. According to legend, it was during a walk through this valley that the devil wove his headband, which is necessary for all men who have undergone initiation. True, during this action, he dropped some of his hair, which fell to the ground and turned into red stones. However, as the indigenous people themselves say, this “fairy tale” about the origin of granite balls was invented specifically for strangers. The truth is kept secret and only the true owners of these lands can know it.

The natives of the kiteti tribe have their own version explaining the origin of the boulders. They believe that the stones are the eggs of a rainbow snake, the progenitress of humanity and all living things.


Despite the differing hypotheses of the emergence of giant boulders, all the aboriginal tribes worship this place and consider it sacred. Any encroachment on him is considered blasphemous. In the middle of the 20th century, the authorities of the nearby city of Alice Spring took away one of the boulders and installed it as a constituent element of the John Flint memorial. Since the officials did not notify the tribal elders of their actions, a scandal broke out, and in the 90s of the XX century they had to return the stone to their place. After this incident, the reserve remains untouchable.

Currently, the aborigines - the legal owners of the reserve. They received this right in 2008 and at the same time transferred land for lease to the Australian Parks Service for a period of 99 years. Now the park is under the control of two parties: the government and the indigenous people.


The reserve “Devil's Balls” is under special state protection. Tourists are not brought here, so the journey will have to make their own. However, every year from May to October, interesting “live” programs are organized here, which include acquaintance with the park, as well as with the history, culture, traditions and way of life of the indigenous Australian Aborigines. Many come here overnight and stay in a comfortable enough camping to take a break from the bustle of the city. Photographers who are willing to wait for hours to take unique pictures also love these places. The reserve is located 115 kilometers from the city of Tennatn Creek. There is a small regional airport. There are no direct flights from Russia to this city, so the easiest way to get to the reserve is with a transfer in the city of Darwin.

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