In its statement, the ELN (National Liberation Army) says it seized the two men in the northern Catatumbo region, in Santander province.
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Most experts estimate that lightning strikes over Catatumbo roughly 140 to 160 nights a year, with flashes often visible seven to 10 hours per night.
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In the Catatumbo region of Colombia's Norte de Santander department, near La Pista, some 23, 000 hectares of coca plantations are under guerrilla protection.