BLOOMBERG FEATURES - Pueblos Fantasmas, ghost towns in Argentina
Argentina's Ruined Railways Will Force Milei to Confront Poverty - Those living off state subsidies in ghost towns abandoned by the once-robust train service fear the pain of the new president's spending cuts will be acute.
Text by Patrick Gillespie
![The former train garage in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/d44ddad3-760b-4550-8e57-6a4a72999985/1/1/_47A1906+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
The former train garage in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![A photo shows Oswaldo Curtis, 88, (left) on the train in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Osvaldo was the last mechanic of the town. Trains have been his passion and when the station closed was a very sad moment in his life. The village](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/f2eef831-54b8-4cf9-b27b-7e93c16318bb/1/1/_47A2136+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
A photo shows Oswaldo Curtis, 88, (left) on the train in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Osvaldo was the last mechanic of the town. Trains have been his passion and when the station closed was a very sad moment in his life. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Carlos Tomas Giuotto, mayor of the village, sits for a portrait in the former rail station in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/6e32abf3-dca3-4138-9680-8fd73ea4f4df/1/1/_47A1399+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Carlos Tomas Giuotto, mayor of the village, sits for a portrait in the former rail station in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Andrea Gastaminza, Maria Gastaminza’s daughter, leaves the family’s’ house, part of the former office next to the train garage in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 7](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/b9d056db-25c9-4f18-ad2c-45a387b334c7/1/1/_47A1646+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Andrea Gastaminza, Maria Gastaminza’s daughter, leaves the family’s’ house, part of the former office next to the train garage in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Lists of wagons in the former rail station in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sa](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/93684fef-0b7a-4f48-b9fb-c73eee69a4b7/1/1/_47A1381+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Lists of wagons in the former rail station in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Maria Gastaminza sits for a portrait in her home, a former train garage office, in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Maria has 10 children and has raised them mainly on her own, surviving on temporary jobs like raising young cows and gov](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/046c352d-3d7f-4b31-85ad-302dee21909a/1/1/_47A1838+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Maria Gastaminza sits for a portrait in her home, a former train garage office, in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Maria has 10 children and has raised them mainly on her own, surviving on temporary jobs like raising young cows and governmental plans. The family used to live in a wooden cottage next to the garage and now lives in the former office. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Cows graze now on demolished buildings in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/d022efaf-d537-4b66-8ca4-cc93a352c788/1/1/_47A1986+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Cows graze now on demolished buildings in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Maria Gastaminza, her youngest son (middle) and daughter Andrea stand for a portrait in front of the former train garage, while Andrea’s daughter sits next to them in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Maria has 10 children and has raised](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/6996315c-d9e6-47c8-acc2-8c0991ace3b7/1/1/_47A1751+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Maria Gastaminza, her youngest son (middle) and daughter Andrea stand for a portrait in front of the former train garage, while Andrea’s daughter sits next to them in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Maria has 10 children and has raised them mainly on her own, surviving on temporary jobs like raising young cows and governmental plans. The family used to live in a wooden cottage next to the garage and now lives in the former office. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![The former train transfer station and train garage in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photogra](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/94a87311-301d-4aea-a660-dea4e1a32e4a/1/1/_47A1919+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
The former train transfer station and train garage in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Oswaldo Curtis, 88, stands for a portrait in the workshop of his house in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Osvaldo was the last mechanic of the town. Trains have been his passion and when the station closed was a very sad moment in his](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/115348f3-0bae-4713-8a8a-4fe8a34b6d46/1/1/_47A2093+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Oswaldo Curtis, 88, stands for a portrait in the workshop of his house in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Osvaldo was the last mechanic of the town. Trains have been his passion and when the station closed was a very sad moment in his life. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
![Abandoned rails are covered with grass in the former rail station in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,2500,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=aee32f5366d6a8475e1a67293f4553b33854824f97e1ab8b703700945f14b91b&1920 1920w 1281h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,900,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=4fe79fe1405df5a15ae49c2b7d2c6f101645c47afc43071330ae6a755ad3b056&900 900w 600h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,700,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=1f7e11a72e76cf1ba1c10115fd9179311c0ffb0f340ab2f70d49e9b2f416d8f5&700 700w 467h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,550,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=02b0ad737a88b5bc516977a4ac5ff8504ca13330691c3c9a3c889e8b06c7a023&550 550w 367h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,400,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=08bdea074a4ef095584ee77865e18554fc987747d35142a2785059b5d65a72de&400 400w 267h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,300,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d4be1886c90c83a24c198a5284417385ba4f9a5437dd369a054bc1f440754207&300 300w 200h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,150,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=651488147e72b6e4927f782d21f93eb0581ea1764a873c968ad4bc76e5ae7cea&150 150w 100h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1600,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=9fc1a58bb27b46ff09edf8a5cc633410238866eb068a4f10e632e17ec4b7d002&1600 1600w 1068h, https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c912190-3578-4c2e-a577-8c5f342f8ca0/0/0/0/0,0,1920,1281,1200,1281/0-0-0/6005698e-825b-4259-8060-c48d06247467/1/1/_47A1355+Kopie.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040701416~hmac=d16df3e44e2c9bdce0d29f3516662e3ef2f365794feb105c8a43d52b99a253d9&1200 1200w 801h)
Abandoned rails are covered with grass in the former rail station in Patricios, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. The village used to have around 4000 habitants, that dropped to roughly 750, transforming it into a so-called pueblo fantasma, a ghost town. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg