Ciénagas del Catatumbo National Park

Zulia · Venezuela

Ciénagas del Catatumbo National Park, Venezuela
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Best time to go
December to April
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A protected wetland at the mouth of the Catatumbo River on Lake Maracaibo, famed for its perpetual lightning. Its marshes and stilt-house villages shelter waterbirds and rich fisheries.

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