Boiling River Amazon Peru
The boiling river is in the central peruvian amazon in the middle of low jungle.
Boiling river amazon peru. Listen to an interview with rosa vasquez espinoza about her exploration of the boiling river on science friday. It is known for the very high temperature of its watersfrom 450c to nearly 1000c. The boiling river project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of the boiling river of the amazon and its surrounding jungle.
Discover the boiling river of the amazon in puerto inca peru. The name means boiled by the heat of the sun though the source of the heat is actually geothermal. But these steaming waters are still teeming with life.
From lima its about an hour flight to the city of pucallpa the largest city in the central peruvian amazon. This website makes the scientific research and the best information about the site publically accessible in order to educate change makers about the areas significance and the need to protect it. It is 64 km long.