Villa Epecuen - Atlantis Argentina (12 photos) Bashny.Net

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- Senora Mendez, and is not it time you receive medical treatment at the spa? I'll tell you on Epecuen this morning opened a wonderful resort ...

- All decent people Aires go exactly there - Dr. Schmidt carefully twittered his distrustful patient ...

While Senor Mendez was going to the resort, packing and repacking a suitcase, the resort had its waters submerge myself deeper roofs, leaving the lord in sad thoughts. However, it's not about her, not about them, but once again about what the arrogant and greedy, and there are people that because of this case.





There is no more vulnerable objects of nature than the natural resorts. And there is more wealth in the mud-cure spas than fresh water. This is known to all who once plunged into the brine that stronger sea water 10 times, and after a long time looking for a shower. Whether it's at the Dead Sea or the Odessa Kuyalnik. Invigorating "dead" water and mud Lago Epecuen at the peak of its popularity enjoyed tens of thousands of people simultaneously. And everything had to be washed with fresh water daily and repeatedly.

South America is rich in salts and salt lakes. Lago Epecuen has long enjoyed a special reputation: say, lame back to the estuary without crutches, and sad - a glow in their faces. And this is just half a day away from the bustle of Buenos Aires, where many from time to time require treatment.



In the 1920s there was going for an unprecedented revival of the pampas. On the shore of the lake was built for the hospital and two hotels a year. By Lake Epecuen led 3 railway branches. Wealthy Europeans increasingly looked narrowly to Argentina, forgetting about Baden-Baden.

But by mid-century fashion to the resort it took place. The lake is often dry, away from the hotel, fresh water has become even more of a problem. To return to its former glory, Argentines began to actively intervene in the ecology of the estuary and the surrounding steppes. Using the fact that the nearest Epecuen lake - unleavened, in the early 1970s near Lake built a reservoir of clean water. What moved the resort business off the ground and bring prosperity to the sanatorium town Villa Epekuen. The city hosted the season to 25 thousand holidaymakers.



In 1978 he discovered that in hydraulic system that something is wrong, and the water splashed out of the pool in the freshwater estuary, flooding beaches. I had to put one more slap in the face of Ecology and organize water discharge from Epecuen the fields of irrigation and urban coast strengthen the dam.



The measures are not particularly helpful, but in the early 1980s in Argentina, the crisis broke out, and the country was not up to the estuary, the country was at war with Britain and all could not understand in what light it. And on the night of November 10, 1985 Estuary perehlestnulsya through the dam height of 3, 5 meters, considerably podtopilo Villa Epecuen. The village and its rich past began to sink into the water, the level of which 15 days increased by two meters at most roofs. Residents did not know what to do and simply left the city.



The maximum level of the estuary was observed in 1993, when some of the former quarters of the city reached a depth of 10 meters.



Meanwhile, holidaymakers have mastered the neighboring resort Karue and the estuary began to return to the previous bank. First shown to the light tower places "Matadero" surrounded by similar salted white bones of the dead trees.



In the current century, every year a little estuary reveals its secrets.



In the streets of the ghost town Villa Epekuen can now walk, sometimes sinking to his knees in the healing mud. Many people come to look at what was left of their homes:



In the rainy season Villa Epecuen again goes under the water, but not so deep.



So count on the revival of the resort is not necessary, especially since neighboring Karue thrives and does advertises its spa.



To admire the silent from under the ruins of the water and trees, resort visitors come on foot. Amazing - because it is often in some 8-9 kilometers from civilization, reminding us of what jokes end with nature.
via neobychno.com



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