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 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