The river is located in Peru; in the State of Huánuco, the Province of Puerto Inca, and the District of Honoria.

Three communities are located on the Boiling River: Mayantuyacu, Santuario Huishtín, and Shanay-timpishka Center.

The theory is that rainwater falls onto the surface of the Amazon Rainforest and finds deep-rooted faults where it travels down into the crust.

It is then likely fed to the surface of the Earth through fault-fed hot springs that act to heat up the river along its stretch.

According to National Geographic, up to ninety-nine percent of this is the result of local indigenous populations selling the higher-value lumber from larger trees, then clear-burning the rest.

The only section of pristine jungle remaining is the concession granted to Maple Energy, a local oil and gas company, which complies with environmental regulations under penalty of fines.