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Exhibit 10.4

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on May 12,
2010 between the stockholders set forth on the signature page to this Agreement
(each, a "Holder") and Latin America Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company").

RECITALS

A.

The Company has determined that it is advisable and in its best interest to
enter into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 12, 2010, (as
amended in accordance with its terms, the "Purchase Agreement") with the
Investors named therein (the "Investors") and certain other parties named
therein, pursuant to which the Company will issue and sell in a private offering
securities of the Company (the "Offering"). Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement will have
the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

B.

In connection with the Offering, the Company has agreed to provide the Investors
certain registration rights, and in furtherance thereof has agreed to file a
registration statement to enable the Investors to resell certain of the
securities subject of the Offering.

C.

It is a condition to the Investors' respective obligations to close under the
Purchase Agreement and provide the financing contemplating by the Offering that
the Holder execute and deliver to the Company this Agreement.

D.

In contemplation of, and as a material inducement for the Investors to enter
into, the Purchase Agreement, the Holder and the Company have each agreed to
execute and deliver this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:

1.

 Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become null and void if the
Purchase Agreement is terminated prior to its Closing as to all Investors.

2.

Representations and Warranties. Each of the parties hereto, by their respective
execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby represents and warrants to the
others and to all third party beneficiaries of this Agreement that (a) such
party has the full right, capacity and authority to enter into, deliver and
perform its respective obligations under this Agreement, (b) this Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by such party and is the binding and
enforceable obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (c) the execution, delivery and
performance of such party’s obligations under this Agreement will not conflict
with or breach the terms of any other agreement, contract, commitment or
understanding to which such party is a party or to which the assets or
securities of such party are bound.

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Each Holder has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to enter into
and deliver this Agreement, and such Holder confirms that it has not relied on
the advice of the Company or any other person.

3.

Beneficial Ownership. Holder hereby represents and warrants that it does not
beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder)
any shares of Common Stock, or any economic interest therein or derivative
therefrom, other than those shares of Common Stock specified on its signature
page to this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement the shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by such Holder as specified on its signature page to
this Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Holder’s Shares.”

4.

Lockup. From and after the date of this Agreement and through and including the
one year anniversary of the earlier of (i) the effective date of a registration
statement resulting in all Shares being registered for resale by the Investors,
or (ii) such date that all Shares are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, without restriction as to volume (the
"Lockup Period"), the Holder irrevocably agrees that, except as set forth below,
it will not offer, pledge, encumber, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or
contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option,
right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or
indirectly, or announce the offering of, any of its Holder’s Shares (including
any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or representing the rights
to receive, Holder’s Shares) or engage in any Short Sales with respect to any
security of the Company. In furtherance thereof, the Company will (x) place a
stop order with the Transfer Agent on all Holder’s Shares, including those which
are covered by a registration statement, (y) notify its transfer agent in
writing of the stop order and the restrictions on such Holder’s Shares under
this Agreement and direct the transfer agent not to process any attempts by the
Holder to resell or transfer any Holder’s Shares except in compliance with this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Holder may transfer any Holder's
Shares by (a) bona fide gift or (b) will or intestate succession to his or her
immediate family or to a trust the sole beneficiaries of which are one or more
of the undersigned and his or her immediate family (the term "immediate family"
meaning for these purposes the spouse, domestic partner, lineal descendant,
father, mother or sibling of the undersigned), provided that each resulting
transferee of such Holder's Shares executes and delivers to the Company an
agreement satisfactory to the Company certifying that such transferee is bound
by the terms of this Agreement and has been in compliance with the terms hereof
since the date first above written as if it had been an original party hereto.
Further, Holder shall be permitted to pledge, encumber, or create a security
interest in any or all of its Holder's Shares to secure the payment or
performance of indebtedness and other obligations of the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries to bona fide commercial lending institutions. For purposes hereof,
“Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule
200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of
direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls,
swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales
and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.

5.

Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Holder and the Company acknowledge and agree that
this Agreement is entered into for the benefit of and is enforceable not only by
the Company, but by the Investors and their successors and assigns. The Holder
and the Company understand and agree that this Agreement is a material
inducement to the willingness of the Investors to enter into the Purchase
agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, that each of the Company
and the Holder receive benefits as a result of the investment into the Company
by the Investors.

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6.

No Additional Fees/Payment. Other than the consideration specifically referenced
herein, the parties hereto agree that no fee, payment or additional
consideration in any form has been or will be paid to the Holder in connection
with this Agreement.

7.

Enumeration and Headings. The enumeration and headings contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect
the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

8.

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in facsimile and in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

9.

Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the terms, covenants, provisions and
conditions hereof shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
respective heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

10.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, such provision will be conformed to prevailing law
rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties
and, in any event, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall be binding upon the parties hereto.

11.

Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by
a written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto if and only if such
modification or amendment is consented to in writing by the Investors holding a
majority in interest of the Common Stock issued or issuable under the Purchase
Agreement.

12.

Further Assurances. The Company and the Holder shall each do and perform, or
cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as any Investor or the Transfer Agent or, in the case of the Holder,
the Company may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

13.

No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules
of strict construction will be applied against any party.

14.

Remedies. The Company and the Investors shall have the right to specifically
enforce all of the obligations of the Holder under this Agreement (without
posting a bond or other security), in addition to recovering damages by reason
of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other
rights granted by law. Furthermore, each Holder recognizes that if it fails to
perform, observe, or discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement, any
remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Company or the Investors.
Therefore, the Holder agrees that each of the Company and the Investors shall be
entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case
without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or
other security.

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15.

Governing Law. The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the
United States of America applicable therein. Each party agrees for its benefit
and the benefit of the Investors (who are third party beneficiaries to the
obligations of the Company and the Holder contained in this Agreement and this
Section) as follows: (a) All Proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such
Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum; (b) Each of
the Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law;
(c) Each of the Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any
legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby; (d) If any party or any Investor shall
commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the
prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party (and
in the case of an Investor bringing such a Proceeding, the Company and the
Holder shall jointly and severally reimburse the Investor) for its reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.

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Number of shares beneficially owned:

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LATIN AMERICA VENTURES, INC.

By: _______________________________________
Name: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Orellana
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Lockup Agreement]

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