Villa Epecuén was the name of a tourist village located in central-western province of Buenos Aires, 7 km north of the city of Carhué, more precisely in the party of Adolfo Alsina.
This small resort town, was erected and in early 1900 as one of the most preferred destinations among the Argentine people enjoying their holiday. Its lagoon hipermarina had a feature marked by the strong presence of minerals in the water, generating the reception by the people, for many people with health problems like rheumatism, arthritis and osteoarthritis, who went there for the healing properties of the waters.
Tourism-related infrastructure has grown over time and between hotels, restaurants and shops were over 250 stores, which were conducting the tour company this small but very popular village.
But one day all the growth of this small tourist resort was devastated. Villa Epecuén was the seventh and final link in a chain of lakes controlled by a dam. All cities before it opened its doors due to the pressure exerted by the water, and generated on 10 November 1985 Villa Epecuén is completely buried by the water and formed a large lake in the area to which the Thousands of inhabitants had to flee, using the town of Carhué or the City of Buenos Aires.
The maximum recorded water level in the cemetery of debris occurred in 1997 when the wall of water reached 10 feet, today, almost 15 years after the lake level began to fall and at this rate the remains of the village began to emerge.
Many of the remains recovered are in the city of Carhué, the regional museum Adolfo Alsina, took important tourist city thanks to its natural hot springs and the disappearance of the village nearby.