Near the end of 2012, the BlackBerry Jam Sessions were held for developers around Latin America. There was plenty of intensity and a lot of knowledge to be absorbed by all of the participants. For these events, we gathered different experts from all over the region to take part as competitors, mentors and jury members promoting the development of the BlackBerry 10 platform.

The last of the 2012 BlackBerry Jam Sessions took place in Mexico City. We broke all attendance records with more than 150 developers gathering to share their passion for BlackBerry 10!

Check out the highlight video below:

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Winner – Best Red Bull App

Awarded to: Red Bull Mini Games

Different mini games for your BlackBerry 10 – it is worth noting the level of completeness the developers achieved for an event that only lasted one day.

Winner – Best Game

Awarded to: A volar con Red Bull

A very addictive action game which uses the accelerometer to control the main character to advance across different levels – flying with a little help from Red Bull.

Winner – Best e-Commerce App

Awarded to: BB10 Tax Call

A very practical app, developed to help you organize taxes from your mobile device.

Winner – Best Hackathon App

Awarded to: Bits Destroy

The winners of the event were Bits Destroy team, very young enthusiasts of BlackBerry 10 that developed a game in HTML5. The game had an outstanding performance despite the lack of a JS framework.

After three regions, 20 cities and hundreds of face to face meetings with developers all around the world, it’s Latin America’s time to shine (and it’s time to eat ‘asado’, ‘tacos’ and ‘queijo na brasa’).

Three cities will be hosting the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour in Latin America. We are so excited about coming to this region, since developers here have shown an outstanding dedication to the platform and have been the focus of many of the success stories that we have shared around the world!

We are bringing the excitement of BlackBerry 10 to you. Come learn about what BlackBerry 10 means to you and to your users, and see the amazing tools and news we have. We listen and we care about you. We are committed.

So, ‘estimados’ friends of Latin America, please be ready to receive the tour during these dates:

• Mexico City, Mexico – August 16
• Buenos Aires,  Argentina – August 21
• Sao Paulo, Brazil – August 23

Registration is now open! And if you think this is it… I’m happy to say you are wrong! We have already planned more than a dozen events for the next quarter around Latin America, so stay tuned!