2 Hidden Destinations in South America

Venezuela

Destinations

Catatumbo Lightning (Observation Area, Lake Maracaibo)

Venezuela · Zulia

Witness the world's most persistent and powerful lightning storm, a nightly spectacle that paints the sky with silent, continuous flashes for up to 10 hours.

For centuries, the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it meets Lake Maracaibo has been home to an atmospheric anomaly producing up to 280 fl...

Sarisariñama Sinkholes

Venezuela · Bolívar

On an isolated, ancient tabletop mountain in Venezuela, exist perfectly circular sinkholes so immense and deep that they harbor unique, isolated ecosystems at their untouched bottoms.

Discovered only relatively recently in the 1970s, these massive, sheer-walled holes — up to 350 meters deep and wide — plunge into the heart...