CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the initial filing of the
Registration Statement of The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc. on Form N-14 of
our reports dated February 18, 2000 on our audits of the financial statements
and financial highlights of The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc. and The Latin
America Investment Fund, Inc., respectively, which reports are included in the
Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1999, which are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. We also consent to the
reference to our Firm under the headings "Financial Statements" and "Experts" in
the Prospectus/Proxy Statement and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of
Additional Information.

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