Weekend in Villa Epecuén, the ruined village devastated by flooding.
/center> I had long wanted to visit Villa Epecuén, the ruins of the former popular tourist village in the west of Buenos Aires province in Argentina that met a tragic end succumbing to the rain on 10 November 1985 when the embankment gave way and the water completely covered the village. A powerful southeast storm in the days following the heavy rains completed the work of destruction. An immense flood destroyed the dream of so many tourists who took advantage of the immense natural fresh water pools to spend their holidays.... Today only ruins of that past splendour remain. It had been inaugurated in 1821 when tourism was beginning to become popular in Argentina and, at the beginning, it was the favourite destination of wealthy families. Then, little by little, families of modest means also began to join in. At the beginning of the 20th century, the arrival of the railway gave it an even greater boost. It was its golden age. Trains full of tourists had an obligatory...
