Los Andes Announces a Private Placement for Up to $760,000

Los Andes Copper Ltd. ("Los Andes", or the "Company") (TSX
VENTURE:LA)(PINKSHEETS:LSANF) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private
placement of up to 2,000,000 shares priced at $0.38 per share for gross proceeds
of up to $760,000. The private placement is subject to acceptance by the TSX
Venture Exchange.


The shares issued pursuant to the private placement will be subject to a hold
period of four months from the closing date of the private placement in
accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. The proceeds of the private
placement will be used to fund exploration and development work on the Company's
Vizcachitas project, and for general working capital purposes.


This document contains certain forward looking statements which involve known
and unknown risks, delays and uncertainties not under the Company's control
which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from the results, performance or expectation implied by
these forward looking statements.