Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a rebel leader’s extradition to the United States, arguing that his presence i ...

Earth has some seriously wild natural phenomena that most people never get to see up close. Take the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, where lightning storms rage almost every night, flashing across ...

Another unique feature of Lake Maracaibo is "Catatumbo Lighting", an atmospheric phenomenon characterised by almost continuous lightning that occurs where the Catatumbo River flows into the lake.

Over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, a never-ending lightning storm lights up the sky. Warm, humid air from the lake collides with cold mountain winds, creating the perfect conditions for constant ...

It is crossed by numerous rivers, streams and streams that give it a great water supply and the Catatumbo River that gives it its name, which runs throughout the subregion, from its source in the ...

After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.

Understanding Catatumbo: a region in conflict Catatumbo is a region situated in the northeastern part of the North Santander department of Colombia and encompasses the municipalities of Ocaña, El ...

Colombia and Venezuela share a 2,219-kilometer border, about 375 kilometers of which are in the Catatumbo region, a poor, mountainous area with a limited presence of state authorities, where armed ...

Residents cross a river to Venezuela from Colombia’s Tibu, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, following guerrilla attacks that killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Catatumbo region.

Residents cross a river to Venezuela from Colombia’s Tibu, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, following guerrilla attacks that killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Catatumbo region.

Catatumbo Lightning, or “Relámpago del Catatumbo” in Spanish, is a spectacular atmospheric phenomenon occurring at the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it flows into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.