MERRILL LYNCH LATIN AMERICA FUND, INC.
Supplement dated December 28, 2000 to the
Prospectus dated February 29, 2000
The section captioned "About the Portfolio Manager" appearing on page 8
is amended as follows:
The biography of Grace Pineda is hereby removed, and is replaced by the
following biography of Orlando Muyshondt, who is primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio:
Orlando Muyshondt is the Senior Portfolio Manager of the Fund. Mr.
Muyshondt has been a Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers,
L.P. since February, 2000 and was part of the Fund's investment
management team from 1994 to 2000.
