Doc re Submission of Documents

HALF YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT                          

                        DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING                         

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

Copies of the Half Yearly Financial Report 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

12 August 2010