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Lorraine Caputo journeys through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth. Internationally published poet, travel writer and artist. Translator. Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee. https://latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · Mar 14

If you need any of the following services, you can rely on my decades of experence!

• an article for your publication or website
• proofreading and editing of your articles
• a translation (Spanish-English)

Send a PM, please, and let’s discuss your creative visions and needs!

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social checks all the boxes as a member of the #parliamentofmagpies Poet Essayist Photographer & artist. Her www.thievingmagpie.org. #MagpieMerch #AmericanPlayground #donate. #thievingmagpie #literarymischief #fiction #poetry #essays #art #photography

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you!

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9 October 1558, Juan Rodríguez Suárez founded the town of Mérida in the Venezuelan Andes.

Let us go there, you and I …

“Dust to Dust” in Flora Fiction Literary Magazine (Volume 3, Issue 4, Winter 2022)
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Safe Journeys!

#Venezuela #Travel #Poetry #TravelPoetry

Volume 3 - Flora Fiction

Documenting 2022 are our four issues: Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter. Each collection tells a different story in a given time and place, like an art time capsule. Our issues are always free to read and...

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 4d

… and my GUACAMOLE
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¡Buen provecho!

#TacoDay #Salsa #Guacamole #Recipe

Recipe Corner : GUACAMOLE

National Spicy Guacamole Day is celebrated 14 November in the US. A fantastic thing about sojourning through Latin America is the abundance of inexpensive avocados, the base for guacamole – but for…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 4d

HAPPY TACO DAY!!!

Heat up some corn tortillas on the comal (griddle), fill them to your heart’s delight with meat, eggs, beans and/or cheese …

… and top with one of my THREE MEXICAN SALSAS
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#TacoDay #Salsa #Guacamole #Recipe

THREE MEXICAN SALSAS

º Estimated preparation time: 5 to 15 minutes For: vegans, vegetarians, omnivores º Okay – perhaps I should start off this edition of the Recipe Corner by saying, “Three Mexican-Style Salsas.” A fe…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a Full Moon night!

If you’re traveling in South America, check out what the night sky holds for you:

STARGAZING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
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#SouthAmerica #astronomy
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

STARGAZING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

º I’m a Northern Hemisphere born and raised gal. The night sky has always fascinated me: the passage of the seasons marked by the equinoxes and solstices, the passage of the moon from full to new t…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 5d

(It’s Publication Day!)

A special article about my chapbook :

Latinos USA Bookshelf – In the Jaguar Valley (5 October 2025)
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#Travel #Poetry #TravelPoetry #Ecuador
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

Featuring «In the Jaguar Valley» by Lorraine Caputo

Dancing Girl Press, 2023 Excerpt from «In the Jaguar Valley» Midnight EchoesA solitary church bell across the valley encircled by mountains & snow-peaked volcanoesSlow one toll then anoth…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 6d

… and Costa Rica …

“Sunday Morning Meditation” in Storyteller Poetry Review (28 July 2023) – Storyteller of the Week
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Safe Journeys!

#WorldQuakersDay #ReligiousSocietyOfFriends #Worship #Meeting #Meditation

Storyteller of the Week

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 6d

5 October is WORLD QUAKERS DAY

Come poetically worship with Friends in Mexico :

“Meditation” in Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality and the Arts (Autumn 2020)
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#WorldQuakersDay #ReligiousSocietyOfFriends #Worship #Meeting #Meditation

Pensive!10!21

Pensive Journal's inaugural issue! A special double-feature showcasing art, poetry, and prose from artists of all ages and all walks of life.

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 6d

With the first Sunday of the month comes a travel narrative. Off to Mexico’s Yucatán we go!

Mexican Murals : MÉRIDA
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Safe Journeys!

#mexico #yucatan #politics #history
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

MEXICAN MURALS – Mérida

Mexican Murals is a series of poems inspired by the works of the great 20th century Mexican muralists: Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco, Jorge González Camarena, among man…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 6d

4 October 1917, the great Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra was born.

Her cultural center-museum is just one of ….

12 Fun & Free Things to Do in Santiago de Chile
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#free #chile
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

Santiago de Chile | 12 Fun and Free Things to Do

Chile is a notoriously expensive country. That's why it is so surprising to find many fun and free things to do and see in Santiago of this narrow country wedged between the sea and the Andes mountain...

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 7d

Hello, all!

I am a travel writer (guidebooks, articles and narratives), poet and translator, and an artist and photographer. As well, I am an editor and proofreader.

Follow my journeys here on BlueSky or at my blog, Latin America Wanderer: latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com

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Follow the explorations of Lorraine Caputo through her poetry, travel writings, photography and other creations.

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 7d

4 October is the feast day of #SAINTFRANCIS of ASSISI.

At Catholic churches you may find the traditional blessing of animals.

And in the equatorial Andes, the rainy season arrives.

And the Rain Comes …
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#SanFrancisco #Andes #SouthAmerica

AND THE RAIN COMES …

The dry season has seared the mountainside grasses golden. Soon it’ll be October 4th when the Cordonazo de San Francisco occurs. With his flailing rope, Saint Francis of Assisi startles the clouds …

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 7d

(It’s Publication Day!)

[1 drawing] “Night Breezes” in Ink in Thirds (Volume 6, issue 2, Fall /Winter 2025)
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Safe Journeys!

#art #drawing #meditation

vol 6 i.2 - Ink In Thirds

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Come explore vol 6, i.2...

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 8d

¡NO SE OLVIDE!

DO NOT FORGET the Tlatelolco Massacre on 2 October 1968 in Mexico City.

TLATELOLCO
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Safe Journeys!

#tlatelolco #MexicoCity #mexico #massacre #NoSeOlvide #1968

TLATELOLCO

Every country has chapters in their histories that are hidden and hushed. In Mexico’s history, one such event is the Massacre of Tlatelolco.

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 9d

¡FELIZ DÍA DEL NIÑO, El Salvador y Guatemala!

It is Children’s Day in those two Central American countries.

To celebrate, whip up my …

PENUCHE CAKE
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¡Buen provecho!

#recipe #cake #easy #ChildrensDay

PENUCHE CAKE

º Penuche Fudge – that delicious, smooth and creamy fudge that melts in your mouth. It’s different from other fudges because instead of using white sugar, its recipe calls for brown sugar. That is …

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 10d

“The Unproductive” by Cristián Londoño Proaño on Ecuador Fiction
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#InternationalTranslationDay #Translation #story #poetry #Ecuador #Honduras

The Unproductive Ones - Chapter One - Ecuador Fiction

The Unproductive Ones by Cristián Londoño Proaño Translated by Lorraine Caputo Operator 220 arrived at six in the morning to his Stock Exchange Building in the north of the city. He entered the main...

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 10d

“Nocturnal Poles,” “Monday, Cat`s Lair” and “Old Folk,” by Diana E. Vallejo Baca, on Lyrikline www.lyrikline.org/en/authors/d...

#InternationalTranslationDay #Translation #story #poetry #Ecuador #Honduras

Diana Vallejo · Lyrikline.org

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 10d

30 September is International Translation Day:

Enjoy my translations of these Latin America writers:

Safe Journeys!

“Night Matters,” by Ney Yépez on Ecuador Fiction
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#InternationalTranslationDay #Translation #story #poetry #Ecuador #Honduras

Night Matters by Ney Yepez - Ecuador Fiction

Night Matters By Ney Yépez Cortés/Translation by Lorraine Caputo Lucía went out on the terrace of her house to smoke a cigarette. The children were sleeping and her husband was late in arriving. The e...

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 11d

29 de septiembre de 1932, durante la Guerra del Chaco entre #Bolivia y #Paraguay (1932-1935), se terminó la Batalla de #Boquerón, la cual ganó Paraguay.

“La Guerra del Chaco” en Masticadores / Sur (España / Sudamérica) (5 septiembre 2024)
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LA GUERRA DEL CHACO by Lorraine Caputo

—Algún día van a dar una guerra y nadie vendrá» Carl Sandburg, «El Pueblo, Sí» (1936) ¿Para qué? ¿Para qué? Necesitas, deseas una ruta al marUna ruta que se te robóNuestra inteligencia nos dice que…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 12d

The last Sunday of the month – and another eBook of poetic journeys drops!

SOMEWHERES – Journeys in Southeastern Mexico
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Safe Journeys!

#Mexico #Travel #TravelPoetry #Poetry #Free
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

SOMEWHERES – Journeys in Southeastern Mexico

Mexico has many places to where tourists flock. Some are for the more moneyed visitors and others for backpackers. Over the decades, I have visited plenty of these popular, well-known destinations.…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 13d

27 September is #WorldTourismDay. If you’re traveling or desire to, check out my article:

10 #FREE THINGS TO DO FOR #BUDGET TRAVELERS
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And until we next meet …

Safe Journeys!
#TravelTips
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

10 FREE THINGS TO DO FOR BUDGET TRAVELERS

FREE!!! This is every shoestring traveler’s favorite word. And let us shout it loud from the rooftops of the great Latin American cities: Free! Free!! Indeed, budget travelers, you’ll find plenty o…

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 15d

Heading to Uruguay? Check out my article:

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#uruguay #montevideo #free #TravelTips #traveladdicts

12 Fun and Free Things to Do in Montevideo - South America Buses

The shrines and their related pilgrimages of South America introduce you to a unique syncretism of culture and devotion that amazes both mind and soul.

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Lorraine Caputo @lorrainecaputo.bsky.social · 15d

HAPPY COMIC BOOK DAY!

Learn about …

3 CLASSIC COMICS OF LATIN AMERICA
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Safe Journeys!

#ComicBookDay #comics #mexico #chile #argentina #condorito #mafalda #kaliman
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

3 CLASSIC COMICS OF LATIN AMERICA

On a kiosk on the corner of the park hangs the day’s newspapers and comic books. A child plunks down a real* to borrow a comic book for a while and sits down on a nearby bench. In the school libr…

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