Hello everyone, my dear Stemians! What you have just seen in the video is one of the most fascinating natural phenomena, is in the venezuelan state of Zulia, this being one of the few places in the world where it is presented, and is known as "The Lightning of the Catatumbo".

Sunset Before The Storm

This incredible meteorological phenomenon is found, specifically, in the southern area of Lake Maracaibo, in the Catatumbo river basin, which gives it its name, and is characterized by the continuous appearance of a series of lightning flashes that must travel great distances to be observed. This occurs in highly developed clouds vertically that are capable of forming electric discharge between 2 and 10 km in height.

Stilt House on the Catatumbo River

All this happens thanks to the effect of the mountain system of Perijá and the Condillera de Los Andes, these formations surround and brake the winds that come from the northeast, guaranteeing the constant formation and development of the clouds necessary to generate this eternal thunderstorm so impressive in sight.

In 2013, the environmentalist Erik Quiroga asks the Guinness World Records Organization to assign the World Record to the region for having the "World's Largest Lightning Average for Km2: 250 lightning bolts per km2 per year) and on January 28 of 2014 the title is officially accredited.

And on May 2, 2016, NASA confirms that Maracaibo is "The New Capital of Lightning."

The Catatumbo: A Global Lightning

Well, dear friends, I hope you liked what I brought for you. I have not had the opportunity to visit this wonderful place, but it is certainly on my list of things to do before I die. Greetings to all of you from the country of these lightning bolts: Venezuela: D