🏚️ Epecuen, Argentina
Submerged resort town reclaimed by salt water
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded in the 1920s as a spa resort on Laguna Epecuén
- Flooded in 1985 after an embankment breach
- Waters receded beginning in 2009, revealing ruins
- Located in Buenos Aires Province, approximately 475 km southwest of the capital
Epecuen was established in the 1920s as a therapeutic resort town on the shores of Laguna Epecuén, capitalizing on the purported healing properties of the salt-saturated waters. The town attracted visitors from Buenos Aires seeking rest and rejuvenation for decades. On 10 November 1985, an engineering failure caused the lagoon's embankment to rupture, initiating catastrophic flooding that submerged the entire settlement under metres of brine ...