Villa Epecuen

Carhué, Argentina

In the 20’s, this town and it’s salt lake were a popular tourist retreat for vacationers from Buenos Aires. The town would swell up to over 5,000 additional people every vacation season, taking in the therapeutic waters of the lake, as well as the spa at the hotel.

But in 1985, a freak weather pattern caused the lake to swell and break a dam, flooding the village and submerging it under 30ft of briny water that tore down the houses, stripped the trees and left the soil salted.

It took until 2009 for the dry weather to cause the water to recede, leaving a ghost town behind.