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 Negro Francisco Laguna del Negro Francisco Laguna del Negro Francisco is a lake in the Atacama Region Chile and the southernmost closed lake in the country. It is situated northeast of the city of Copiapó. The lake is about long and wide with a surface area of about and a depth of about . A peninsula probably formed by a moraine and subsequently modified by wind-driven accumulation of sand separates the lake into a north-northwesterly and a south-southeasterly half with different colour and water composition. The lake is of tectonic origin and lies within a basin bordered by mountain ranges to the