The Trip to Villa Epecuen - Buenos Aires province - The Abandoned city.

So, finally I arrived at my final destination which were the ruins of the city of "Villa epecuen".

Where once stood a lake holiday resort on the eastern shore of the Epecuen lake, now sit post flood ruins 

Tourism was developed in the early 1920s by an Englishman after taking the land on lease. He marketed the lake as having healing properties, hiring Italian scientists to bolster the claim. At its height, Villa Epecuén could accommodate at least 5,000 visitors and was accesible by train leaving from Buenos Aires.

On 6 November 1985, a flood, caused by a rare weather pattern, broke a nearby dam, and then the dyke protecting the village; the water rose progressively, reaching a peak of 10 metres (33 ft). The village became uninhabitable and was never rebuilt. Many of the ruins are covered by a layer of white and grey salt. At the time, there were up to 280 businesses in Epecuén, including lodges, guesthouses, hotels, and businesses that 25,000 tourists visited between November and March, from the 1950s to the 1970s

Today it is an enclosed site open to visitors who can roam the abandoned streets of the city.