Catatumbo River
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The river flows through the Catatumbo moist forests ecoregion.[1] It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo.[2] Prior to emptying into Maracaibo, the Catatumbo River also merges with the Zulia River.
Together with the nearby Escalante River, Catatumbo is a producing area for cocoa beans of the Criollo cultivar.
Catatumbo lightning
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The "Relámpago del Catatumbo" or "Faros del Catatumbo" (Catatumbo lightning) is a phenomenon that occurs over the marshlands at the Lake Maracaibo mouth of the river, where lightning storms occur for about 10 hours a night, 140 to 160 nights a year, for a total of about 1.2 million lightning discharges per year. The light from this storm activity can be seen up to Script error: No such module "convert". away and has been used for ship navigation; it is also known as the "Maracaibo Beacon" for this reason.[3]
Tributaries
The Catatumbo River is fed by the:
- Zulia River
- Pamplonita River (tributary of Táchira)
- Táchira River (tributary of Pamplonita)
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