Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile, close to, and partly overlapping, the Argentina-Chile border. 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. Volcanic activity has generated cones, lava domes, lava coulees and lava flows which surround the Laguna del Maule lake. The field gets its name from the lake which is also the source of the Maule river.