In 2010, the town was uncovered for the first time since its flooding due to a drought caused by the weather phenomenon El Niño.

[1][2] The then-president of Venezuela, Carlos Andres Perez, flew in by helicopter and announced that the town was to be evacuated and then flooded to build a hydroelectric dam.

[1] Josefa Garcia, a former resident, visited the town's square for the first time and remembered that day saying, "He said we'd all be expropriated and we had to leave.

[5] Some visitors have appeared as well, including Garcia who once worked at the church there who commented, "It brings me joy, but it also makes me sad to see the situation that we're in.

"[5] The 2009-10 El Niño event is believed to be responsible for the severe drought afflicting the region.