In the 1920s, a tourist town called Villa Epecuen was established along the shore of a lake by the same name. It's located about 600km southwest of the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires.
The Lake is remarkable for its extremely high salt content. In fact, it has 10 times more salt than any ocean. The therapeutic powers of these waters have been known for centuries and are said to cure many diseases.
On November 1985, a higher than usual rainfall broke the rock and earth dam that protected the town and flooded it with up to 4 feet of water. Similar incidents happened occasionally, and so, by 1993, the whole town was submerged in 10 meters of water. The town was deserted and destroyed.
Nearly 25 years later, in 2009, the wet weather stoped and the waters receded. The village began to resurface. However, up to this point, only 1 person has moved back: 81-year-old Pablo Novak says he is OK being there by himself and that he remembers the golden days of the town back in the 60s. He lives in a small house completely alone, no pets, no spouse, no children.
Nowadays, the city is a very cool touristic point in Argentina, due to its sights and medicinal water.
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