The Relámpago del Catatumbo occurs at the mouth of the Catatumbo river where it flows into Lake Maracaibo. Twice in history, the Catatumbo lightning has helped to protect the surrounding area ...

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 ...

The Catatumbo Lightning is the most reliable - and frequent - lightning show on earth, occurring about 300 days out of the year. Located over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, it's named for the ...

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 ...

One place in Venezuela, near the confluence of the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo, experiences lightning storms almost every day.

Situated where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo, which is surrounded by mountains, the landscape forms a bowl-like shape perfect for trapping warm trade winds from the Caribbean Sea that ...

Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo, 260 storm days each year create around 28 lightning strikes hitting the lake each minute.

Another brilliant blast of light arcs across the night's sky, dramatically illuminating the Catatumbo River below. This is 'Relámpago del Catatumbo' in a corner of north western Venezuela ...