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The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon

Posted on February 10, 2016

The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon
by Andrés Ruzo

BR coverIn this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon, where rivers boil and legends come to life.

When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo, now a geoscientist, hears his aunt mention that she herself had visited this strange river.Determined to discover if the boiling river is real, Ruzo sets out on a journey deep into the Amazon.

The Boiling River follows this young explorer as he navigates a tangle of competing interests, local shamans, illegal cattle farmers and loggers, and oil companies. This true account reads like a modern day adventure, complete with extraordinary characters, captivating plot twists. Ultimately, though, The Boiling River is about a man trying to understand the moral obligation that comes with scientific discovery, to protect a sacred site from misuse, neglect, and even from his own discovery.