In 1980, Argentina's census listed a town called San Juan de Ledesma — with 412 residents, a school, and a bus stop.
Today, it doesn’t exist.
Not on Google Maps. Not in official records. Not even in memory.
But some still hear its name whispered over old frequencies.
This is the story of the town that was… and then wasn’t.

In 1980, Argentina's census listed a town called San Juan de Ledesma &mdash; with 412 residents, a school, and a bus stop. Today, it doesn&rsquo;t exist. Not on Google Maps. Not in official records. Not even in memory. But some still hear its name whispered over old frequencies. This is the story of the town that was&hellip; and then wasn&rsquo;t.

Borderline Realities is a narrative podcast that investigates the thin, flickering edge between truth and the unbelievable in Latin America.
From hidden military experiments to unexplained disappearances, secret frequencies to forbidden files, each episode reveals a true case that feels too strange to be real — and too detailed to be made up.

If it wasn’t caught on tape… it might have been erased.

Borderline Realities is a narrative podcast that investigates the thin, flickering edge between truth and the unbelievable in Latin America. From hidden military experiments to unexplained disappearances, secret frequencies to forbidden files, each episode reveals a true case that feels too strange to be real &mdash; and too detailed to be made up.
If it wasn&rsquo;t caught on tape&hellip; it might have been erased.

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The Town That Disappeared

During routine construction under Bogotá, workers break through a sealed door and find something unexpected: a cold, silent room filled with reel-to-reel recorders and files labeled “MONITOR.” Each folder contains names, dates—and recordings of people who never knew they were being watched.

One tape plays the sound of a man sleeping.
The same man who finds it.
Ten years after it was made.

During routine construction under Bogot&aacute;, workers break through a sealed door and find something unexpected: a cold, silent room filled with reel-to-reel recorders and files labeled &ldquo;MONITOR.&rdquo; Each folder contains names, dates&mdash;and recordings of people who never knew they were being watched.
One tape plays the sound of a man sleeping. The same man who finds it. Ten years after it was made.

 The Archive Below

Silent. Unharmed. Untraceable.
In 2021, unaccompanied children began appearing at the U.S.-Mexico border — with no names, no history, and no biometric match. Some wore outdated hospital tags. Others carried coordinates that didn’t exist. They vanished from official systems. And one agent swears he saw the same girl three years apart — unchanged.

They weren’t trying to cross the border.
They were passing through.

Silent. Unharmed. Untraceable. In 2021, unaccompanied children began appearing at the U.S.-Mexico border &mdash; with no names, no history, and no biometric match. Some wore outdated hospital tags. Others carried coordinates that didn&rsquo;t exist. They vanished from official systems. And one agent swears he saw the same girl three years apart &mdash; unchanged.
They weren&rsquo;t trying to cross the border. They were passing through.

The Children from Nowhere

In 2019, a nationwide blackout left Venezuela in darkness for seven days. Officials blamed cyberattacks. But deep inside the Guri hydroelectric plant, motion sensors detected someone in a control room sealed since 1998. No ID. No entry logs. Just a folder listing 47 substations — each marked "OFFLINE." Hours later, they were.

One photo survived.
And the badge on his chest belonged to a company that no longer exists.

In 2019, a nationwide blackout left Venezuela in darkness for seven days. Officials blamed cyberattacks. But deep inside the Guri hydroelectric plant, motion sensors detected someone in a control room sealed since 1998. No ID. No entry logs. Just a folder listing 47 substations &mdash; each marked "OFFLINE." Hours later, they were.
One photo survived. And the badge on his chest belonged to a company that no longer exists.

The Town That Disappeared

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