Relámpago del Catatumbo, Venezuela. Lightning strikesat more than 5 km of height, during 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour. It occurs over and around Lake Maracaibo, typically over the bog area formed where the Catatumbo River flows into the lake. This has been going on for centuries. Also, people LIVE here!