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🏚️ Epecuen, Argentina
Submerged resort town reclaimed by salt water


🕐 2 min read · Updated 3 Apr 2026 at 01:53
📌 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 ...

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