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The Shanay-timpishka, also known as La Bomba, is a tributary of the Amazon River, called the "only boiling river in the world". [1] [2] It is 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long. It is known for the very high temperature of its waters—from 45 °C (113 °F) to nearly 100 °C (212 °F).
7 paź 2016 · Discover The Boiling River of the Amazon in Puerto Inca, Peru: This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.
13 mar 2016 · In the city of Pucallpa, a logistical hub in the Peruvian Amazon, explosive growth threatens local ecosystems, including the Boiling River. Photograph by Adam Lee, Alamy
18 lut 2016 · There amid the dense central Peruvian Amazon, over 400 miles from the nearest volcano, he came upon the Boiling River, a flowing, four-mile-long river as wide as a two-lane road, 16 feet deep...
23 maj 2018 · This unusually-large thermal river is about as wide as a two-lane road for most of its length. It reaches up to 80 feet at its widest point, and its deepest point reaches nearly 16 feet. Despite its tremendous volume, the Boiling River is a natural feature that's non- volcanic.
Hidden deep in a remote area of Peru’s central jungle, you’ll find an incredible natural wonder which is still not fully understood by scientists. The boiling river in Peru was once thought to be merely legend, and only a handful of local people had visited it or were even aware of its existence.
12 kwi 2022 · 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.
