The Relámpago del Catatumbo (Catatumbo lightning) is a nearly ceaseless lightning storm in Venezuela.Key FactsThe Relámpago del Catatumbo occurs at the mouth of the Catatumbo river where it ...

Located over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, it's named for the Catatumbo River, which meets the lake around where the storms form. It's even become a bit of a tourist attraction.

Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, lightning strikes up to 300 times a year for as many as 9 hours a night. "Catatumbo Lightning," also known as the Maracaibo Beacon ...

Here, where the Catatumbo River empties into South America’s largest lake, an “everlasting lightning storm” rages continuously for up to 10 hours a night, in exactly the same place, 260 ...

We love a good lighting storm — but imagine a place where you’ll find an epic, world-record-holding bout of bolts almost every night. An “everlasting storm” known as Relámpago del Catat… ...

In a remote part of Venezuela the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo. It's a stunning location, but also home to a unique meteorological phenomenon and a storm chaser's dream - the Catatumbo ...

The 'everlasting storm' rages of the Catatumbo Delta in Venezuela - the phenomenon has continued for thousands of years The Venezuelan storms generate an estimated 1.2million lightning strikes a year ...