Laguna del Diamante vehicle. The lake was described by Antoine de Saint Exupéry in his book "Wind, Sand and Stars" as quoted, "...he [Guillaumet] caught sight of a dark horizontal blot which he recognized as a lake Laguna Diamante". Laguna del Diamante Laguna del Diamante (Spanish for "lake of the diamond") is a lake located in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, in the San Carlos Department, some 198 km from Mendoza. It covers a surface area of about 14.1 km² and is one of the largest freshwater resources in the Province. Nearby is Maipo volcano. The volcano and its reflection in the lake
Laguna del Maule (volcano) total rock output of over . At least three caldera forming events occurred during the system's lifespan, at 1.5 mya (dacitic Laguna Sin Puerto ignimbrite, the ignimbrite is exposed northwest of Laguna del Maule lake), 950,000 (rhyodacitic Bobadilla caldera, the ignimbrite from this caldera-forming event borders Laguna del Maule lake in the north) and 336,000 years ago generating welded ignimbrites. This last ignimbrite is known as Cordon Constanza ignimbrite. The Bobadilla caldera is centred beneath the northern shore of the Laguna del Maule, and has dimensions of . In total, volcanic output at Laguna del Maule has been estimated to