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.

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 ...

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, ...

Scientists studying Peru’s Boiling River found 11% fewer tree species for every 1°C (1.8°F) increase in temperature, offering insights into how climate change might affect the Amazon Rainforest. The ...

The reasons to travel are as varied as the terrain that covers this great blue rock of ours. Some of us seek a slow-paced respite spent on sun-soaked beaches. Others long to trod the well-worn tracks ...

The mystic river runs through the Peruvian jungle for nearly four miles at temperatures hot enough to boil a chicken for a nice chicken soup. It took Andrés Ruzo from 2010 until 2013 to prove to the ...

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 ...

Este entrevista está disponible en español. This interview is available in Spanish. See photos and video of Rosa Vásquez Espinoza’s expedition to the Boiling River and learn more about her research on ...

As a child, Andrés Ruzo, a geothermal scientist from Lima, Peru, heard legends of the Spanish conquistadors’ failed quest to discover the lost city of gold. They were peppered with colorful details, ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Hidden in the dense jungle of the Peruvian Amazon is a percolating, roiling ...

If you thought Australia was the most terrifying place in the world, then maybe this will change your mind: Deep within the Amazon rainforest lies a river that is so Godforsakenly hot that it can and ...

Rivers have sustained civilizations and carved landscapes through time. Rivers are a reminder that nature is never ordinary. Here’s how: Rivers, while some are celebrated for their beauty, others ...