The village of Epecuen, south of Buenos Aires, was once a bustling lakeside resort serving more than 20,000 visitors each year, famed for its saltwater spas and baths.
The nearby saltwater lake was ten times saltier than the oceans, which made floating in the water especially easy.
But three years of heavy rains in the mid-1980s put an end to Epecuen’s Golden Age.
The lake finally overflowed its banks in 1985 and flooded the town – within days it was submerged under nearly 10 metres of corrosive saltwater.
But in recent years the waters have subsided, leaving parts of Epecuen high and dry.
The town hasn’t been rebuilt, but its apocalyptic appearance has started to draw tourists back.
People now come to see the hulks of automobiles and crumbled homes, or to climb staircases that lead nowhere, or wander through the graveyard filled with toppled headstones and exposed tombs.
An 82 year old local man, Pablo Novak, refused to leave his home on the edge of the town when it flooded a quarter of a century ago – he now acts as an informal guide for visitors to the ruined town.