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, holds ...

Located in the eastern reaches of Venezuela, Lake Guri and hundreds of its islands are completely manmade. Their creation is the result of a large hydroelectric project which included the building ...