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June 10th 2008 by edsonlg
The weekend was another adventure to say the least : ) A group of students and I along with our trusty Venezuelan guide, Tony, ventured north to Lake Maracaibo in search of the natural lightening phenomenon at Catatumbo. According to Tony, who is literally the South American Steve Erwin (this guy catches piranhas and alligators bare-handed for fun), Catatumbo is one of four places in the world where the unique combination of a warm and cold front collide over open water composed of 50/50 sea and salt water to create methane gas and spark silent lightening 24 hours a day, 375
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