Boiling River That COOKS Animals If They Fall Into It Found Deep In Amazon Jungle

According to Sun report; A BOILING hot river running through an undiscovered jungle has been found at last. 

The scalding waters in darkest Peru are the stuff of ancient legend - but have been sensationally proved real. 

Andrés Ruzo found the red-hot river by chasing down an ancient Inca myth his grandad told him. 

He tracked down the river, called Mayantuyacu, which runs 82ft wide and 20ft deep. 

A four-mile portion steams with intense heat, and some sections are hot enough to boil. 

Unlucky animals who fall in are cooked alive. 

Geologist Andrés heard about the burning hot four-mile stream when he was just a boy in Peru. 

His grandfather told him that elders of the fallen Inca empire knew about the red-hot section of the river. 

But when their civilisation was wiped out by Spanish invaders, the natural wonder started to fade from memory. 

The last accounts came from Spanish conquistadors looking for hidden gold in the jungle. 

The Europeans launched their hunt after killing the last Inca emperor. 

They headed deeper into the conquered territory – but returned with hellish tales.

They said they found man-eating snakes, poison water and a river that boiled from below. 

When, centuries later, Andrés suggested the legendary watercourse might be real, other scientists scoffed that it was impossible. 

Experts said the Amazon was too far from volcanoes – the source of most hot springs – for boiling water to reach the surface. 

Recalling his struggle, Andrés said: “I began asking that question. Could the boiling river exist?”

In a TED Talk about his find, he said: “I asked colleagues from universities, the government, oil, gas and mining companies, and the answer was a unanimous no. 

“And this makes sense. You see, boiling rivers do exist in the world, but they're generally associated with volcanoes. You need a powerful heat source.”

But Mayantuyacu proved an exception to the rule.