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) part of the field, as well as rhyolitic and () 2,000 years ago in the eastern and southwestern parts of the field, respectively. Other proposed dates are 23,000 years ago for the Espejos rhyolite, 14,500 years ago for the Cari Launa rhyolite, 6,400 and 3,900 years ago for the Barrancas complex and 2,200 years ago for the Colada Divisoria. Undated postglacial units are andesitic () scoria cone and lava flow just west of Laguna del Maule, andesitic on the southeastern shore of Laguna del Maule, rhyolitic at Laguna del Maule and rhyodacitic in the western part of the field. This