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 ...

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Read full article: ‘Paws in the Park’ takes over Lake Eola Tinder Gold just got ... to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead ...

Officials said the attacks occurred in several towns located in the Catatumbo region near the border ... out in three major wetlands - Chilika Lake, Bhitarkanika National Park and Hirakud ...

The Catatumbo region is in northeast Colombia, within the Norte de Santander department. It spans the area between the Eastern Andes and Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. This resource-rich region, ...

The death toll from escalating violence between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has risen to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The clashes, involving ...

TIBU, Colombia - Residents of Colombia's troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return home after attacks by a rebel group displaced at least ...

The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia's Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country's human rights office has said. Rival factions have been vying for control of the cocaine ...

Colombian special forces have been deployed into territory controlled by armed groups in a bid to stem an outbreak of hostilities among the rebels. Late on Tuesday, government troops moved into ...