Snapshots of the fortnight (November 3 to 17)

Deadwood is seen at sunset in Epecuen Village, southwest of Buenos Aires, on November 6. Over the past few years, Epecuen has been attracting tourists with its eerie apocalyptic atmosphere after a flood submerged it in salt water for more than two decades. Originally a busy lakeside tourist village in the 1920s renowned for its saltwater baths, Epecuen came to a sudden end on November 10, 1985, when a succession of rainy winters caused Lago Epecuen to overflow and water surged through a special retaining wall and into the town. Residents and tourists were forced to evacuate and in just a few days, homes and buildings were covered by almost 33 feet of salt water. Now, 30 years on, the water has evaporated and former residents can walk amidst the rusted out ruins of what was once their town