Laguna del Desierto incident violence in order to obtain control of the zone and political preponderance of the force. American historian William Sater states: Laguna del Desierto incident The Laguna del Desierto incident, in Argentina called also Battle of Laguna del Desierto, occurred between four Chilean Carabineros and between 40 and 90 members of the Argentine Gendarmerie and took place in zone south of O'Higgins/San Martín Lake on 6 November 1965, resulting in one lieutenant killed and a sergeant injured, both members of Carabineros, creating a tense atmosphere between Chile and Argentina. The British award of 1903 considered the demands of Chile and Argentina
Laguna del Maule (volcano) the uplift rate was . This uplift is one of the largest in all volcanoes which are not in eruption; the strongest uplift worldwide was recorded during 1982–84 at Campi Flegrei in Italy with an end change of . Other actively deforming dormant volcanoes in the world are Lazufre also in Chile, Santorini in Greece during 2011–12, and Yellowstone in the United States at a rate of 1/7th that of Laguna del Maule. Another South American volcano, Uturunku in Bolivia has been inflating at a pace 1/10th that of Laguna del Maule's. There is evidence that earlier deformations occurred at