Apple Shipping iPad to 5 Latin American Countries on Sept. 17

An announcement made solely for Latin American Apple fans reveals that Cupertino is gearing up to ship iPad tablet computers to five additional territories tomorrow.

Specifically, the iPad is coming to Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in both WiFi and 3G form.

A Google-translated version of the announcement has been reproduced below

CUPERTINO, California-September 13, 2010-Apple ® today announced that the Wi-Fi models and Wi-Fi ™ the magical +3 G IPAD will be available to consumers in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in some Apple Authorized Resellers , from Friday, 17 September.

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Price and Availability
IPAD All models will be available in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru on Friday 17 September. For availability of specific store, please visit: http://latam.apple.com/la/buy/.

In usual Apple manner, the Cupertino-based company includes a small description of its slate-shaped device, saying it is specifically tailored for tasks like browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying and sharing photos, watching HD videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks, and more.

Apple doesn’t forget to mention the iPad’s Multi-Touch user interface, the tablet’s physical dimensions - 0.5 inches thick, weighs 1.5 pounds - and that it boasts a powerful battery, which holds up to 10 hours on a single charge.

In related news, Best Buy is expanding availability of Apple’s iPad as well, with both the WiFi and 3G versions becoming available to all of its US stores later this month.

The retailer claimed in a report issued earlier this week that “Best Buy is a preferred channel partner for the Apple iPad, now selling the popular device online (for in-store pick-up) and through Apple Shop locations within 673 Best Buy stores.”

Apple, for its part, is expanding actual production of the tablet device, by reportedly tapping a new touch-panel supplier to produce an additional 1 million iPad screens per month.