La Mancha Negra

La Mancha Negra (The Black Stain) is a mysterious black substance that has oozed from roads in Caracas, Venezuela, first appearing in 1986.^[1] Since the appearance of La Mancha Negra, it has caused multiple car accidents and claimed many lives.^[2] Determining the cause of the substance has proven difficult and there are still no definitive explanations,^[3] despite almost two decades of study and millions of dollars spent identifying it.^[4]

^ González, Aliana (22 January 1992). "La Guillotina Espera en la Autopista". El Nacional.
^ "Blob of sticky goo spreading on roads terrifies Venezuelan drivers". The Baltimore Sun. 30 August 1992. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
^ Elena Azpúrua, Ana; Atías, Rafael (2006). La Caracas-La Guaira, del esplendor a la debacle: crónicas, reportajes y testimonios de la autopista Caracas-La Guaira. Caracas, Venezuela: Libros de El Nacional. pp. 39–50. ISBN 9803882791.
^ Sieveking, Paul (17 June 2001). "The spread of the new black plague ON SKID ROAD". The Sunday Telegraph.

[GUILLOTINA-1] González, Aliana (22 January 1992). "La Guillotina Espera en la Autopista". El Nacional.

[Bsun-2] "Blob of sticky goo spreading on roads terrifies Venezuelan drivers". The Baltimore Sun. 30 August 1992. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

[CRONICAS-3] Elena Azpúrua, Ana; Atías, Rafael (2006). La Caracas-La Guaira, del esplendor a la debacle: crónicas, reportajes y testimonios de la autopista Caracas-La Guaira. Caracas, Venezuela: Libros de El Nacional. pp. 39–50. ISBN 9803882791.

[TELE2001-4] Sieveking, Paul (17 June 2001). "The spread of the new black plague ON SKID ROAD". The Sunday Telegraph.

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