22 Creepiest Abandoned Places Around The World

9. Epecuen, Argentina

Ridgeway Tunnel
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Epecuen in Argentina was once home to 1,500 residents who they were forced to leave in 1985 when heavy rains swelled the nearby lake and made it overrun its banks and submerge the town beneath almost 30 feet of water.

The town was never rebuilt as the water started to recede and stands now as a haunting memorial to the fearsome power of nature.

 
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