One firebolt after another illuminates a stilt-house settlement where the Catatumbo river flows into Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, the lightning capital of the world. Holder of the Guinness World ...

One firebolt after another illuminates a stilt-house settlement where the Catatumbo river flows into Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, the lightning capital of the world.

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 ...

One firebolt after another illuminates a stilt-house settlement where the Catatumbo river flows into Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, the lightning capital of the world. Holder of the Guinness World ...

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela has just been hailed as the lightning capital of the world. The weather and other features of the lake make it prone to lightning almost every day of the year.

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Nestled in the northwest of Venezuela, Lake Maracaibo is a striking spectacle of nature known for its Catatumbo Lightning. With this natural display occurring around 260 ...

There is a new global lightning hot spot and it is not Florida or Africa. According to a recent study, the new lightning capital of the world is Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. NASA recorded an ...

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.

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is the largest lake in Latin America. It is also among the oldest water bodies on the planet. Its proximity to the Andes Mountains and the Caribbean Sea creates a ...

Lake Maracaibo is the largest body of water of its kind in South America AFP / Federico PARRA. Holder of the Guinness World Record as the place with the highest concentration of lightning, South ...