Verb conjugation of "durar" in Spanish

I.E. stands for 'in example', and the translation of it is 'por ejemplo'. Is there a difference between this term in Latin American or South American Spanish? How would you say the same sentence in Central America?
Productivity declines when it is too hot outside. Oscar therefore closed his laptop and production unit and headed towards the lake where his pretty girlfriend was waiting for him. Once he arrived he bought a ice cream as a surprise.
I've never been to Switzerland, but I'd like to go to the Alps. Until now I was only in Austria and in France. Maybe I will go there, for example skiing in Davos or in another nice mountain village.