In pictures: Argentine town of Epecuen resurfacesPublished10 May 2013Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, APImage caption, The Argentine town of Epecuen was once a bustling and popular lakeside resort, some 550km (340 miles) south of the capital Buenos Aires.Image source, APImage caption, But a series of wet winters and a particularly heavy rainstorm caused the lake to flood its banks on 10 November 1985, with devastating consequences for the 1,500-population town.Image source, APImage caption, Residents fled with what they could, but within days the town was buried beneath 10m (33ft) of corrosive saltwater.Image source, APImage caption, Since 2009, the waters have been receding - exposing a dramatic, post-apocalyptic landscape that the Associated Press has captured in this set of photos.Image source, APImage caption, The saltwaters of Lake Epecuen are famous for their therapeutic powers, and the town's baths and spas used to draw in as many as 20,000 tourists a season.Image source, APImage caption, But these days tourists come to Epecuen for a different reason.Image source, APImage caption, In the ruined streets and crumbled homes, there are reminders everywhere of the moment a town's daily life came to a quick and dramatic end.Image source, APImage caption, One resident who refused to leave his home on the edge of the town in 1985 is happy to see the tourists return. "It's getting more people to the area, as they come to see the ruins," 82-year-old Pablo Novak said.More on this storyArgentina country profilePublished8 January