Solving the Mystery of the Boiling River
When Andrés Ruzo was a boy growing up in Peru, he learned of an old Incan legend: a “boiling river” hidden deep in the Amazon. Today he sets out to find it.
Overheard at National Geographic
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Show Notes
As a boy growing up in Peru, Andrés Ruzo recalls his grandfather’s stories about the horrors Spanish conquistadores encountered in the Amazon, including a “boiling river.” Years later, Ruzo, a National Geographic Explorer, journeys into the Amazon to try to find the waterway.
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Want more?
Read Andrés’s book: The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon.
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Curious what you can do to help the river’s ecosystem? Go to www.boilingriver.org.
For subscribers:
Read a Q&A with Andrés to learn more about the communities that live around Shanay-Timpishka and the theories scientists explored to understand why the river boils.
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