New Delhi: Nature’s serene & tranquil landscapes laced with waterfalls & reservoirs make for a quintessential watch, however, it can be really astounding & astonishing sometimes. A video has gone viral on the social media in which water in the river is blood-red and is flowing through the valley at gushing speed. The video has been shared by a Twitter user Fascinating and it captures the beautiful nature in its myriad forms. The River is located in South America’s Peru and is locally named as Pukamayu. The mesmerising footage of the river has left the netizens baffled & perplexed as everyone is wondering about the colour of river water. The Red River in Peru.pic.twitter.com/jMhXj3JUKC — Fascinating (@fasc1nate) October 31, 2022 However, the video is not new. It has gone viral earlier also surprising many. The video of ‘red river’ has fetched millions of views & reactions from netizens. Till date, the video has got 3.6 million times, 82,000 likes and also commented upon by thousand of users. "For some reason, I thought of strawberry milk when I first saw it," wrote one person while another wrote, "This is amazing." What do you think about it?” Investigating into the cause of blood red water in Peru’s river, South American ecologists came to conclusion that the red river phenomenon was because of the soil erosion. They concluded that the presence of high mineral deposits in the mountainous regions & valleys, the colour of water had turned red. High quantity of red sandstone, rich in iron oxide was apparently the reason behind red colour. Whenever rains happen, the mineral & red sandstone deposits are swept down the mountain and thus colour the water red.
