• "Lightning and Blood: Catatumbo's Darkest Hour"

  • Jan 26 2025
  • Length: 7 mins
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"Lightning and Blood: Catatumbo's Darkest Hour"

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  • Duration: 6 Minutes

    Description: Journey into Colombia's Catatumbo region during its darkest hour, where the world's most spectacular lightning storm illuminates a humanitarian crisis unfolding in real-time. As 30,000 people flee violence and over 80 lie dead, discover how a land blessed with extraordinary natural wealth - from oil to uranium, from lightning shows to rich biodiversity - became a battlefield. Through indigenous wisdom, scientific wonder, and current events, explore how the same geography that creates nature's greatest light show now witnesses one of Colombia's deepest paradoxes.

    Key Timestamps: 00:13 - Current Crisis 00:46 - Nature's Laboratory 01:13 - Wealth Beneath Thunder 02:10 - First Peoples midnight - Paradox of Plenty 03:25 - Human Cost 04:06 - Paths to Peace 04:44 - 05:15 Future's Light 05:42 - Closing Reflections

    Perfect for: News followers, history enthusiasts, and anyone seeking to understand how paradise and paradox dance in one of Colombia's most complex regions.

    Written by Diego Yepes Original Score by Diego Yepes Sound Design by Diego Yepes

    #CatatumboLightning #ColombianCrisis #HumanitarianCrisis #IndigenousWisdom #NaturalWonders #Conflict #Peace
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