The Boiling River regularly reaches 86C – with drastic consequences for the surrounding rainforest. When you drive towards Peru's Boiling River, along a bumpy, four-hour track through the rainforest, ...

The Boiling River in Peru is a natural wonder. It reaches extreme temperatures. Locals use it for daily needs. Scientist Andres Ruzo investigates its origins. The river is far from volcanic activity.

Andrés Ruzo was a child when he first heard the story of a mythical river buried deep in the bowels of the Peruvian Amazon, so hot that it boiled. He never forgot about it. Later in life, as a Ph.D.

Tonight it is time to sing “Take me to the river,” but don’t drop me in it as Phil Keoghan’s segment on Explorer heads to Peru’s Boiling River, where the temperatures are 200 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

It's a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world's largest rainforest, there is a boiling river. Found in eastern central Peru, it is a small tributary that eventually ...

Andrés Ruzo first heard about the Boiling River from his Peruvian grandfather, who shared a legend with him when he was a kid about the Lost City of Gold in Peru. “One of the details of the story was ...

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As a child of 12, growing up in Peru, Ruzo’s grandfather told him a most unusual story, dating back to when the Spanish conquistadors had killed the last Inca emperor. The conquistadors, hungry for ...

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