Doc re Submission of Documents

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS, FORM OF PROXY AND TENDER OFFER           

                        DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING                        

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts, the Form of Proxy and a Circular
relating to the Tender Offer have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Document Disclosure Department
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel. No. (0)20 7066 1000

26 February 2009