Last year was my first SXSW and I had a great time, but 2011 was even better. Here’s a quick rundown on my SXSWi and some of the big themes I saw.

I will be moderating a panel at South By Southwest called the Chile Technology Summit on March 16th at 1230 at the Austin Hilton, ballroom F. Twitter hashtag #chiletech.

After San Pedro, I took four days to explore southwestern Bolivia. Bolivia is the poorest country in all of Latin America and it shows. I didn’t see a single paved road, even the roads in Uyuni that connect the city of 20,000 with both of the two capitals. Although it’s very poor…

I spent four days in and around San Pedro de Atacama, in the far north of Chile, about two hours north of Santiago by flight. Atacama is one of the strangest, most beautiful, rugged, remote, stunning places I’ve ever been. Normally, I really dislike tours and prefer to go…