By Jill Reilly. It remained a hidden underwater world for nearly 25 years, but slowly the water around Argentina's 'town that drowned' has started to recede, exposing the ruins that nestle below.
Once a vibrant spa town south of Buenos Aires, Epecuen was flooded nearly three decades ago - the lagoon salt water has left its mark with everything slowly emerging from the flood covered in a silvery-white layer. The town was flooded without warning after a long period of heavy rains finally sent the lagoon bursting over its banks, submerging the small community o n 10 November, Scroll down for video. In the s more rain than usual was delivered to the surrounding hills and Lago Epecuen began to swell.
In , the salty waters broke through the clay dam, and Villa Epecuen was flooded. A man compares a picture of Lago Epecuen village taken in the 70s with the current state of the place.
The laundry of a former building. Since , the level of the water has been decreasing and therefore exposing the ruins of this once popular resort. Epecuen's therapeutic powers have been famous for centuries and the lagoon has a salinity level only topped by the Dead Sea.
Rusty beds are seen under the ruins. Only one man, Pablo Novak, 81, lives in the town now and spends his days riding around the ruins on his bike.
