The drought in southern Mexico has caused the Temple of Santiago, a 16th century church to resurface after it was flooded 40 years ago when the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir was constructed.
In Greece, the 5,000-year-old sunken city resides and has inspired one of the world's most enduring stories - the Lost City of Atlantis.
As recently reported in TimesofMalta, another real-life Atlantis has emerged after it remained underwater for several years.
Back in the 1920s, a tourist village was established along the salt lake in the town of Epecuen about 550 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The resort was known for its saltwater baths and accommodated at least 20,000 tourists a season. In November of 1985, almost 1,500 residents fled their homes when a long period of heavy rains followed by a series of wet winters, sent the lake to overflow its banks. The flood that covered the small community had reached a depth of 33 feet.
After almost 30 years being submerged on the saltwater, the dry condition in Argentina caused the water to evaporate. The event revealed the spooky ruins of the town.
"It's really difficult to define how I feel. I miss the place with the noises, with its smells, with its feelings, one misses the people, friends, the warmth of the big family that we were - these things I do miss, but you lose your identity, your roots, your belongings, you lose a lot of things that just now you can start defining because up until now and after 30 years you couldn't define it," said Viviana Castro, after placing up a memorial plaque near a former business.
Nowadays, the town has attracted curious tourist for this odd and eerie scene rather than its 'eternal spring' which is believed can cure depression, rheumatism, skin diseases, anemia, even treat diabetes.
An elderly man named Pablo Novak decided to return and inhabit the once ghost town.
He said: "I am OK here. I am just alone. I read the newspaper.
"And I always think of the town's golden days of the 60s and 70s."
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