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Lorraine Caputo
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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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¡FELIZ DÍA DE LA MUJER COLOMBIANA!

In commemoration of Independence heroine Policarpa Salavarrieta, the women of Colombia are saluted today.

Women of Latin America – Colombia
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#Colombia #Women #photography #travel #travelphotography
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Coming soon!
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Today is #HowlAtTheMoonNight and VISIT A CEMETERY DAY

Honoring the Dead in Latin America: Cemeteries & Historical Sites
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Safe Journeys!

#LatinAmerica #Cemetery #History
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October 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL #ARCHAEOLOGY DAY!

Enjoy this #travel #guidebook with my #poetry and #photography

Digging the Past: Exploring Latin America’s Ancient Ruins
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#LatinAmerica
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts
October 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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18 October 1867, #Alaska was transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States of America.

Alaska : A Northern Poetry Collection (Twin Tails Publishing, 2022)
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#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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24 September is the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy, an important saint in Latin America.

VIRGEN DE LA MERCED – VIRGIN OF MERCY
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Safe Journeys!

#ReligiousTraditions #LatinAmerica
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September 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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¡FELIZ DÍA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA, #CHILE!

Another #poetry collection documenting my #travels in Chile :

Notes from the Patagonia (Chicago: dancing girl press, 2017)
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Safe Journeys!

#IndependenceDay
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September 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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¡FELIZ DÍA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA, #CHILE!

Check out this free collection my #travel #poetry from Chile :

Chile : El Gran Norte
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Safe Journeys!

#IndependenceDay
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September 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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¡FELIZ DÍA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA, MÉXICO!

Check out my poetry eBooks :
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#mexico #travelpoetry #poetry
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts
September 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Happy #IndependenceDay, #CentralAmerica!

Check out these free ebooks of my travel poetry at Latin America Wanderer:
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Safe Journeys!

#Guatemala #ElSalvador #Honduras #Nicaragua #CostaRica
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September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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THE SOUND POEM

Thunder
from clouds
hanging low
over the volcanoes

The up-down-up
of a sewing machine’s
treadle & needle

Rain
upon a tin roof

--published: Otherwise Engaged Literature and Arts Journal (Seventh Edition, 2021)

Safe Journeys!

#SewingMachineDay

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September 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Sunset at Playas de Marbella. Cartagena, Colombia. photo © Lorraine Caputo

September is WORLD BEACH MONTH!
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Plan a get-away for this month!

#WorldBeachMonth #beach #sea #ocean
#traveladdicts
Two people in the sea durng a golden sunset at a Colombia Caribbean beach
September 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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1 September 1513, Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses the Panama isthmus to “discover” the Pacific Ocean.

Enjoy my poetry eBook :

From the Crossroads of the World : Verses from Panama
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#poetry #travel #panama
#traveladdicts
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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29 August 1952, John Cage’s composition 4’33” premiered.

Listen to William Marx’ performance:
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… while reading my pandemic poem inspired by the composition …

“4’ 33” in 433 Magazine (22 July 2021)
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Safe Journeys!
August 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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HAPPY DAY, BANANA LOVERS!
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In Latin America, bananas have an astounding number of names: plátano, banana or banano, guineo, cambur (Venezuela). Other species of bananas have distinct names.

Safe Journeys!

#BananaLoversDay #banana
August 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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HAPPY DOG DAY!
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Chillin’. photo by Lorraine Caputo

#InternationalDogDay #DogDay
August 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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HAPPY POETS DAY!!!

To celebrate, choose of these 40+ collections of my poetry are also travel guides.

Latin America Wanderer eBook Library
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Safe Journeys!

#PoetsDay #poetry #travelpoetry #travel #free #ebook
#traveladdicts
August 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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My very own recipe for Potatoes and Cheese. photo © Lorraine Caputo

HAPPY POTATO DAY!

Celebrate with one of my personal recipes :
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¡Buen provecho!

#PotatoDay #potato #papas #recipe
August 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY!

Digging the Past : Exploring Latin America’s Ancient Ruins
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Safe Journeys!

#archaeology #travelguide #poetry
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts
August 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY!
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La querida Princesa with her offspring Tiuchis (†).

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#InternationalCatDay #cat #gato
August 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY!
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La queridísima doña Sissy (†), don Zuko (†) and their son don Pipe

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#InternationalCatDay #cat #gato
August 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Lighthouse at the end of the world. Beagle Channel, Argentina. photo © Lorraine Caputo

7 August is LIGHTHOUSE DAY
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Relax to Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso (who was born 7 August 1942) :
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Safe Journeys!
August 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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5 August 2010, at the San José mine near Copiapó in northern Chile, 33 miners were trapped 700 meters underground after a cave-in.

All 33 were rescued on 13 October 2010, after being trapped underground for 69 days.

#chile #history #miners #los33
August 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Santa Marta founder R de Bastidas' tomb. photo © Lorraine Caputo

HAPPY 500th B-DAY, SANTA MARTA!

SANTA MARTA : Gateway to Colombian History and Natural Beauty
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Safe Journeys!

#Colombia
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts
July 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM