billedr,

My experience in connecting from Aeropostal to AA in GYE will give u little encouragement for your tight connection. It took close to 1 hour and 20 minutes for me to reach the AA gate after my departure from the Aeropostal plane. My guess is that it can be done faster, but here is my experience.

Since there is no concept of transit in GYE, you must clear immigration. This was no small task as we arrived following a full Ecuatoriana Airbus. Choose the foreigners line to the direct right of the Ecuadorian Citizen lines as you will be able to use the Ecuadorian lines when they become empty.

After, clearing immigration zip through customs and turn left where u will have a 200 meter walk. All doors into the check in area are locked except the furthest door from where you left Customs.

A military guard will check your passport and ask your destination. Continue straight as you walk through the door and you will quickly see Aeroposatal check in. It is next to American Airlines.

You will be expected to pay the 25USD departure tax. (Showing a same day arrival stamp in your passport does not get a waiver like it does in Quito). Ask Aeropostal at check in, since after I complained to AA they were able to get me through without paying. You will then need to walk up a flight of steps where u will clear outbound immigration. This line was also quite long as a KLM jumbo was leaving the same time as AA.

You will then clear security and all gates are pretty close together mixed with groups of shops.

You probably can do the connection if you have better luck with shorter lines at immigration. I would plead my case to the Copa rep as you deplane to see if they can escort you through the process. An aeropostal rep did run over to AA to tell them they had 3 transist passengers. When he returned he said they know we are here, but since there was still 2 hours till my flight and the lines had reduced I did not ask for any more help.

Also Aeropostal was almost 2 hours late arriving in Lima from GYE the day I took the flight back to GYE.

Hope the details help and good luck,
rich