Recently, I was fortunate enough to be invited to an event in Santiago, Chile called Traweln.  Traweln is a gathering of entrepreneurs and investors from around the globe but all have some sort of connection to Latin America.  The event was organized by two outstanding and inspirational entrepreneurs, Wences Casares and Tiburcio de la Cárcova.

Several game developers were in attendance, and the organizers had the foresight to seat all of us together at the asado(barbecue).   It was a lively conversation with much discussion about development practices in North America vs. South America and the state of our respective markets.  I definitely learned a lot and hopefully made some new friends.

It’s springtime in South American so the weather was perfect and the venue was outstanding.  I snapped a few photos below.

The French built this castle and vineyard in the 1880s just south of Santiago.  Wences recently purchased the estate from the Chilean government. 

Chris Anderson, the Editor of Wired Magazine and the author of The Long Tail, delivered the keynote:



Then we had an “asado” or barbecue.  200 lbs of meat were grilled up.  I was seated with founders/CEOs of South American game companies.  The estate spreads over 20 very lush acres.



The backdrop for the keynote address was incredible.