Venezuela's worst drought in decades has brought to the surface a submerged village

Bluebear

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Fri Feb-26-10 02:54 PM
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Venezuela's worst drought in decades has brought to the surface a submerged village

The Andean town of Potosi had around 1,200 inhabitants but was evacuated and its residents dispersed to create the Uribante reservoir that now feeds a hydroelectric dam.

But the dry spell has revealed eerie remnants: the church, demolished houses, a cemetery, a square.

Normally only the church spire can be seen sticking out of the 20-square-km reservoir.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/815106-drought-uncovers-hidden-underwater-village

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Liberal_in_LA

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:05 PM
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1. really really interesting... amazing

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Alias Dictus Tyrant

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:06 PM
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2. That is really cool.

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Liberal_in_LA

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:06 PM
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3. I wish there were more pictures

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EFerrari

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:09 PM
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4. Wow. Look at that beautiful building.

This is going to be Hetch Hetchy some day.

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RaleighNCDUer

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:39 PM
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7. There's not much left of it -

look closely, you can see the landscape behind it through the facade.

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Adsos Letter

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:14 PM
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5. Unreal! Thanks for posting.

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slackmaster

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:15 PM
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6. Socialism has failed

:hi:

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rcrush

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:41 PM
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8. I was going to click on this story at Yahoo earlier but they had it as a damn video.

And I wasnt in the mood to watch a fucking video! Thanks!

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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Feb-26-10 03:58 PM
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9. It's been uncovered long enough for grass to grow where she's walking

or, to be precise, for it to grow badly exactly where she is (an old foundation, I guess) and well a few feet away. I think this has not been exposed recently.

This is what a flooded village in the English Lake District looks like when it's uncovered:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/features/photos/2003/mardale/026.shtml

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