The Amazon’s Boiling River Kills Anything That Enters

When Andrés Ruzo was a boy, his grandfather would tell him tales of a mythical city of gold deep in the heart of the Peruvian jungle. Though never believing the stories to be true, the legend of the lost city stuck with him into adulthood. Years later, as a geothermal scientist, Ruzo decided to investigate. To his surprise, he discovered an incredulous river deep in the Amazon, with water hot enough to kill a human. Historically a place of pilgrimage for shamans and sorcerers, the river now faces increasing threats from poachers, loggers and squatters. Now, Ruzo is working hard to protect it.

00:00 Intro
00:28 A childhood dream turned reality
00:43 The journey to the river that boils
00:50 Experiencing the boiling river up close
1:52 Its incredible history and features

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[elguacamolesf]

This video was like “there’s a boiling river in the amazon” and that was it, literally no other information

[ImJustAHacker]

that's definitely the river our parents crossed on the way to school.

[SunnyTacos]

I know you are emotional about the whole thing but telling us why it boils like that or for how long the hot water runs down river would have been nice.

[curttuckfield]

Guy: "I'm a geothermal scientist studying a boiling river." Audience: "Please tell us about the boiling river. What causes it to boil?" Guy: "Oh. Well, the water is really hot. Boiling hot."

[uchihabolt]

"Hi I'm geothermal scientist"

*proceeds to say the river is boiling in 20 different ways without giving any scientific knowledge*

[balance]

Was kinda actually hoping to learn something about this river.. I guess it’s 200 degrees and killed a frog

[robertwhough]

This piece needed to answer one question and one question only: why is the water so damn hot?

[_Pike]

Doesn’t even explain why it is hot...
“This river is really hot. When you stand near it, it feels really hot. You probably would not like it if you swam in this river.”

[jovanramos]

School nurses: Just put an ice pack on it.

[irahenderson]

Hey coronavirus, take a swim. It's really rejuvenating

[thecrimesagadigital]

Finally something to cook maggi in 2 mins..

[personofinterest]

"I'm a geothermal scientist and my local shaman says it boils because of the heat of the sun and that it is the home of a powerful Amazonian water spirit."
-Andrés Ruzo

[gpcaraudio]

I'd like to go fishing here. The fish would come out cooked and ready to eat.

[judesteyn]

Oh ok so they're just NOT going to tell us how exactly the temperatures of this river gets so high? And here i was, ready to learn something.

[sromero]

Wish he could have thrown a veggie or a piece of meat to show us how hot it is. Or even better cook pasta.

[kungfukenny]

This man: describing all the deadly details of this river*

Also him: stands 2 feets away from it on slippery rocks*

[idfk]

U could use this river to cook your ramen

[ingtii]

The Amazon boiling water kills everything that enters.

Camera man : Are you challenging me.

[mattspurrell]

I love how he didn’t bother to explain why it’s boiling.

[Kingsec]

I dropped my mixtape in this River back in 97.