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Villa Epecuen, is located 500 km south of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
At one point, this town received many tourists thanks to the belief that the water of Epecuen Lake had healing therapeutic properties.
Unfortunately, the town was flooded 27 years ago when a huge volume of water broke the stone and earth embankment of the villa. The town disappeared 300 feet (10 meters) under water.
Nowadays, the water is pulling away and this is what is left of this peculiar town: old ruins and buildings of what was once was a prosperous touristic villa.
Epecuen Lake is a saline solidification of sodium sulfate in the water. It has 180 grams of salt per liter, only topped by the Dead Sea. Due to the cold weather and the receding lake, the concentration of large amounts of salt crystals on the coasts makes view from a distance resemble a thick layer of snow.
In the following photos you can appreciate what’s left of the villa: mainly ruins of houses and the cemetery,water standing still on the street, dead trees and theirs huge roots in search of fresh water.
Such surreal desolate scenery!
Villa Epecuen está situada a 500 km al sur de Buenos Aires,Argentina.
Una vez, el turismo de esta ciudad se debio a la creencia de que el agua del Lago Epecuen erabeneficiosa para la salud, con propiedades terapéuticas.
Por desgracia, la ciudad se inundó hace 27 añoscuando un gran volumen de agua rompió el terraplénde piedra y tierra de la villa. La ciudad desapareció 10 metros bajo el agua.
Hoy en día, el agua se está alejando y esto eslo que queda de este pueblopeculiar: ruinas antiguasy edificios de lo que una vez fue una villaturística próspera.
El lago Epecuen es una solidificación salina de sulfato desodio en el agua. Cuenta con180 gramos de sal por litro, sólo superado por el Mar Muerto. Debido al climafrío y al retroceso del lago, la concentración de grandes cantidades decristales de sal en las costas hace que la vista desdelejos se asemeje a una gruesacapa de nieve.
En las siguientes fotos se puedeapreciar lo que queda de lavilla: principalmente las ruinas de las casas y el cementerio, aguaestancada en las calles, árbolesmuertos y sus enormes raíces en busca de agua fresca.
Semejante paisaje desolado surrealista!

Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
Epecuen flood water ruins snow Salt cementry Landscape Tress dead desolate roots cold Destroyed
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