The boiling river's local name is Shanay-timpishka, translating to the river that is

boiled with the heat of the sun. Local shamans believe that the boiling water is
birthed by Yucamama, a giant serpent spirit known as the "Mother of the
Waters."

This river, the width of a 2-lane road, is heated to an average 186ºF across a 4-
mile long stretch. Imagine the immense heat required to maintain such a large
volume of water at near boiling temperatures. The near boiling temperatures
cook small animals in seconds, littering the riverbed and slopes with cooked
remains of unfortunate animals.

Boiling or near boiling rivers do exist throughout the Earth, however they have
always been associated with nearby volcanoes. We see fumaroles in
Yellowstone emit water as hot as 280°F from meteoric water deep inside Earth's
crust coming into contact with heated rocks. However, the nearest active volcano
to the aforementioned boiling river of the Amazon is more than 400 miles away.
This presents a question to geoscientists as to how a vast amount of water can be
heated with no nearby apparent heat source,an active volcano.