Laguna del Maule (volcano) Laguna del Maule (volcano) Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile, close to, and partly overlapping, the Chile-Argentina frontier. The bulk of the volcanic field is in the Talca province of Chile's Maule Region. It is a segment of the Southern Volcanic Zone, part of the Andean Volcanic Belt. Many of the volcanic centres in the Laguna del Maule volcanic field formed during postglacial times, after glaciers had retreated from the area. This activity has generated cones, lava domes, lava coulees and lava flows which surround Laguna del Maule lake. The field gets
Laguna del Negro Francisco Laguna del Negro Francisco lies northeast of the city of Copiapó in the Atacama Region of Chile, and can be reached by south-bound roads that diverge from the Copiapó-Tinogasta road close to the Salar de Maricunga. A National Forest Corporation building is close to the southwestern shore of the lake. The area has been called a "scenic beauty". The lake lies at an elevation of , is wide and has a surface area of , but a depth of only about ; the Ministry of Public Works estimated a mean depth of in 1941. The water surface can fluctuate between