Maracaibo Lowlands
The Maracaibo Lowlands, also known as Maracaibo Basin, cover more than fourteen thousand square miles
and it has produced over 30 billion bbl of oil with an estimated 44 billion bbl yet to be recovered.
It also rich tectonic history dating back to the jurasic period and its one of the most valuable basins for reconstructing South america's early tectonic history.
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Catatumbo Lightning
Maracaibo Lowlands are also famous for catatumbo lightning. A atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela where large lightning storms occur 140 to 160 nights a year, lasting around ten hours a day and lightning striking 280 times per hour.
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Northern Mountains
The northern mountains extend in a broad east-west arc from the Colombian border along the Caribbean Sea.
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Wide Plains
The wide plains, also known as Los Llanos is a vast tropical grassland pla in situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Guiana Highlands
The higher elevations on the Guiana Shield are called the Guiana Highlands.
Famous for their table like mountains called tepuis and the worlds tallest water fall Angel Falls.
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Tepuis mountains - Gran Sabana
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Angel Falls
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Watch a group climbing Angel Falls.