VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 30, 2008 -- The Board of Directors of Los Andes Copper Ltd. ("Los Andes", or the "Company") (CDNX:LA.V - News)(Other OTC:LSANF.PK - News) has approved the issuance of a total of 250,000 options to a director of the Company pursuant to the Company's stock option plan. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.62 and expire in five years.

After the above mentioned option grant, there are 7,859,927 common shares reserved for issuance, of which a total of 4,850,000 shares are subject to outstanding option grants.

About Los Andes

Los Andes has a majority interest in the Vizcachitas Project in Chile. Vizcachitas offers potential for a low strip, open pit operation in an area of low elevation with excellent infrastructure, including water and power in central Chile. The Vizcachitas deposit occurs in the same metallogenic belt as the large copper-molybdenum porphyries Rio Blanco-Los Bronces, Los Pelambres-El Pachon and El Teniente. Based on 68 drill holes previously completed by General Minerals Corporation and Placer Dome, the project contains an indicated resource of 232 million tonnes grading 0.46% copper and 0.014% molybdenum and an inferred resource of 619 million tonnes grading 0.38% copper and 0.013% molybdenum at a 0.30% copper cutoff. At a 0.4% cutoff, indicated resources total 144 million tonnes grading 0.52% copper and 0.015% molybdenum and inferred resources total 211 million tonnes grading 0.46% copper and 0.016% molybdenum as detailed in the NI43-101 compliant technical report of A.C.A. Howe International Limited dated February 7, 2007. The technical report, as well as additional information about the Vizcachitas Project is available on our website at www.losandescopper.com.

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.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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     Los Andes Copper Ltd.
     Roger Moss
     President
     (416) 516-6050
      
     Los Andes Copper Ltd.
     Michael Kuta
     Corporate Secretary
     (604) 697-6201
     Email: info@losandescopper.com
     Website: http://www.losandescopper.com