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Argentina´s Ghost Town

Argentina´s Ghost Town

Wednesday April 09, 2014

Argentina has always been an amazing country to get to know and see. One of the many places to visit is the small lakeside town of Epecuen, a 550 kilometer-drive from Buenos Aires. It used to be a small tourist resort, bringing in over 20,000 visitors each season. The lake is well-known for having 10 times more salt than the ocean, thus making the water buoyant. Visitors from Buenos Aires used to come to the lake and enjoy floating in the water.

Then on November 10, 1985 an extremely strong rainstorm came after many wet winters and the lake overflowed. (more…)