Our world in photos: October 15
ARGENTINA — Abandoned: A cut and dried up tree trunk stood on the lakeshore of the abandoned Villa Epecuen, Friday, Oct. 8. The Argentine spa town was a mecca of tourism for much of the 20th century until the lake poured through a broken embankment in 1985 and destroyed hotels, restaurants, and other buildings.
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Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.