Old Video Showing Peru's Red River Amazes Internet

The red-coloured river in the south American country of Peru is yet another creation of nature which has amazed social media users.

Have you ever thought of a river being colourful? No? Well, a video gaining traction on social media will open your eyes towards a new reality. The now-viral clip shows a red-coloured river flowing in Peru and has surprised many social media users. The video is old, and keeps surfacing from time to time. The Red River in Peru.pic.twitter.com/jMhXj3JUKC

This time, the video has been shared by Twitter user Fascinating and shows the river flowing through a valley in the south American continent. This river in Cusco has cherry or brick red-coloured water, as seen in the video. It is locally known as Pukamayu. In Quechua language, "puka" means red, and "mayu" means river. 

According to local outlets, the water of the river turns red due to the mineral deposits present in the different layers of clay formed due to soil erosion. The colour specifically due to the presence of iron oxide coming off the red region of the mountains. Since the final outcome is due to rainwater run-off, the so-called red river can be seen only during the monsoon months. During the rest of the year, the flow of waters remains slow and the colour of the 'river' also remains kind of muddy brown.