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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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THE WELSH HEARTLAND OF ARGENTINA’S PATAGONIA Y mae Patagonia yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad newydd y Cymry mwyneiddlon yw hi; Anadlu gwir ryddid a gawn yn y wlad, O gyrhaedd gormesiaeth a brad: Cytgan: Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad, Tra h…

HAPPY DYDD GŴYL DEWI!

1 March is St David, patron of the #Welsh, is fêted.

Let’s visit …

THE WELSH HEARTLAND OF ARGENTINA’S #PATAGONIA
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Safe Journeys!

#Argentina
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

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With an hour left to spare on the deadline, I submitted a travel narrative for a big prize ... 🤞

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Orinoco Plains | Lorraine Caputo Wandering troubadour Lorraine Caputo is a documentary poet, translator and travel writer. Her works appear internationally in over 500 journals and 24 collections of poetry – including In the Jaguar V...

28 February 1788, San Fernando de Apure was founded in the #Llanos of #Venezuela.

My latest poetry chapbook takes you there:

Orinoco Plains
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Safe Journeys!

#Orinoco #travel #poetry #TravelPoetry
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

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27 February 1812, in Rosario, Manuel Belgrano raised the Argentina flag for the first time.

Every year, a ceremony is held at the Monumento a la Bandera in that city.

Safe Journeys!

#Argentina #Rosario #bandera #belgrano
#traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

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Recipe Corner : CHILI The changing seasons herald steaming bowls of Chili. The instable weather of the coming Spring and of Autumn’s end are the times to sit down to this gut-warming classic of Capsicum ho…

The fourth Thursday in February is CHILI DAY!

Stew up a pot of my …

CHILI
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¡Buen provecho!

Safe Journeys!

#ChiliDay #chili #recipe #vegetarian

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Recipe Corner : SEAFOOD CHOWDER Earlier this week, Pilar posted on facebook about waiting for a snowstorm to hit her hometown. She lives in Punta Arenas, at the far tip of Chile, on the Magellan Straight. How insane, I tho…

Happy CLAM CHOWDER DAY!

One of my great experiments in a hostel kitchen in the middle of winter in southern Chile was this delight:

Seafood Chowder : latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com/2015/11/07/s...

¡Buen Provecho!

Safe Journeys!

#ClamChowder #SeafoodChowder #Recipe

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Servicios Editoriales – Caputo Communications 100% Humano Edición ~ Traducción ~ Redacción de Contenido Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes  º ¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente? ¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas! lorrainecapu…

100% Humano
Edición ~ Traducción ~ Redacción de Contenido
Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes

¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente?

¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas!
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Caputo Communications 100 % Human Editing   ~  Translations   ~  Content Writing Literary   ~  Academic   ~  Travel º For more information, please write to: lorrainecaputoc[at]gmail[dot]com Let’s discuss your proj…

Reach for the moon with your writing project!

100% Human
Editing ~ Translation ~ Content Writing
Literary ~ Academic ~ Travel

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(image shows woman reaching for the moon)

#WritingEditingPublishing

25.02.2026 21:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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On Cerro Ñielol. Temuco, Chile. photo © Lorraine Caputo

24 February 1881, Fort Recabarren is founded in Chile’s Lake district, on the frontier of Araucanía. This settlement will late be called Temuco.

#history #temuco #chile

25.02.2026 01:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A HEALTHIER BANANA CAKE A healthier banana cake – and would you believe with no butter or oil, and only half the usual sugar?!

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Celebrate with my special recipe …

A Healthier Banana Cake
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#recipe #banana #BananaCake #BananaBreadDay #BananaBread

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The last Sunday of the month?

Another collection of my published poetry hot off the press!

Galápagos Nights
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Safe Journeys!

#galapagos #GalapagosIslands #trvael #TravelPoetry #poetry
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

23.02.2026 02:45 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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SCRAMBLED EGGS – Latin American Style! In my many kilometers of traveling through the Americas, I have become convinced that the worst-value meal to eat out is breakfast. To put it bluntly, it can be relatively expensive – sometimes cos…

… and the latest addition to the Latin America Wanderer Recipe Corner:

Scrambled Eggs – Latin American Style
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¡Buen provecho!

#Recipe #breakfast #brunch #jam #pancakes #eggs

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Recipe Corner : PANCAKES – Sweet & Savory Pancakes are the perfect meal at home or on the road. And they’re not just for breakfast!

Pancakes – Sweet & Savory
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#Recipe #breakfast #brunch #jam #pancakes #eggs

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FRESH FRUIT JAM Sometimes you just want a special touch of home with your breakfast – perhaps a bit of jam on your bread. But in Latin America, store-bought jams (mermelada) can be expensive and super-loaded with …

Fresh Fruit Jam
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For many, tomorrow is market day.

While you’re out getting the week’s groceries, pick up what you’ll need for a wonderful Sunday breakfast (or brunch).

Here are some of my special recipes you may want to add to the menu:

#Recipe #breakfast #brunch #jam #pancakes #eggs

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Servicios Editoriales – Caputo Communications 100% Humano Edición ~ Traducción ~ Redacción de Contenido Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes  º ¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente? ¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas! lorrainecapu…

100% Humano
Edición ~ Traducción ~ Redacción de Contenido
Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes

¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente?

¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas!
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Caputo Communications 100 % Human Editing   ~  Translations   ~  Content Writing Literary   ~  Academic   ~  Travel º For more information, please write to: lorrainecaputoc[at]gmail[dot]com Let’s discuss your proj…

Reach for the moon with your writing project!

100% Human
Editing ~ Translation ~ Content Writing
Literary ~ Academic ~ Travel

latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com/caputo-commu...

(image shows woman reaching for the moon)

#WritingEditingPublishing

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Servicios Editoriales – Caputo Communications 100% Humano Edición ~ Traducción ~ Redacción de Contenido Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes  º ¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente? ¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas! lorrainecapu…

100% Humano
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Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes

¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente?

¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas!
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CHINATOWN MEETS LATIN AMERICA After weeks on the road, do you need a respite from the typical Latin American experiences and food? Then head to the nearest Chinatown and trip into a cultural and culinary break! In Spanish, thes…

It's the Lunar #NewYear, celebrated by #Chinese and many other #Asian cultures.

This marks the beginning of the Year of the Fire #Horse.

CHINATOWN MEETS LATIN AMERICA
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Safe Journeys!

#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

17.02.2026 12:28 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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CARNIVAL SEASON IN SOUTH AMERICA It’s been several weeks without dry clothes in this high-altitude city during the rainy season at the beginning of 1992. It hasn’t been because of the daily storms – oh, no. It is Carnaval. Every m…

HAPPY CARNAVAL!

CARNIVAL SEASON IN SOUTH AMERICA
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Safe Journeys!

#Carnival #Carnaval #MardiGras #LatinAmerica
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

16.02.2026 11:44 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Soul Poetry, Prose & Arts Magazine Volume 1 Issue 5 Winter 2025 Soul Poetry Volume 1 Issue 5 Winter 2025Download

(It’s Publication Day!)

[2 drawings] “Somnia Aurea II – Autumn Vibes” and “Somnia Aurea XVI – Golden Lunes” in Soul Poetry, Prose & Arts Magazine (Volume 1, Issue 5, Winter 2026)
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#art #drawing

16.02.2026 01:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2 Poems (1 Spanish Translation) by Lorraine Caputo LATIN LOVE The night, so black, the stars points of silver, still in the pure air. And here we are on the verandah, silent, listening to the cicadas, to the flutter of moths around the yellow lante…

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

¡FELIZ DÍA DE AMOR Y AMISTAD!

“Amor Latino,” “Latin Love” and “Why Do We Keep Moving,” The Blue Hour (14 February 2013)
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Safe Journeys!

#ValentinesDay #DiaDeAmorAndAmistad #poetry #poesía

14.02.2026 17:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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12 February 1832, #Ecuador annexed the #GalápagosIslands.

Come to the #Galápagos:
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Safe Journeys!

#travel #TravelNarratives #TravelPoetry #travelogue #poetry
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts

12.02.2026 20:35 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Four Poems by Lorraine Caputo Lothlorien Poetry Journal Edited by Strider Marcus Jones Poet - Publishes poetry and fiction online and in print periodically. https://lothlorienp

(It’s Publication Day!)

“This Rain Moon,” “Meditating ‘Neath the Eclipsing Flower Moon,” “Searching for the Light” and “Autumn Nights” in Lothlorien Poetry Journal (UK) (11 February 2026)
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Safe Journeys!

#FullMoon #Travel #Poetry #TravelPoetry

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Four Poems by Lorraine Caputo Lothlorien Poetry Journal Edited by Strider Marcus Jones Poet - Publishes poetry and fiction online and in print periodically. https://lothlorienp

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Servicios Editoriales – Caputo Communications 100% Humano Edición ~ Traducción ~ Redacción de Contenido Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes  º ¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente? ¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas! lorrainecapu…

100% Humano
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Literario ~ Académico ~ Viajes

¿Tiene un proyecto de escritura en mente?

¡Hablemos de sus visiones y necesidades creativas!

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Caputo Communications 100 % Human Editing   ~  Translations   ~  Content Writing Literary   ~  Academic   ~  Travel º For more information, please write to: lorrainecaputoc[at]gmail[dot]com Let’s discuss your proj…

Reach for the moon with your writing project!

100% Human
Editing ~ Translation ~ Content Writing
Literary ~ Academic ~ Travel

latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com/caputo-commu...

#WritingEditingPublishing

11.02.2026 10:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Rainy day. Bogotá, Colombia. photo © Lorraine Caputo

10 February is UMBRELLA DAY
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Safe Journeys!

#UmbrellaDay #Bogota #Colombia
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

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Valdivia I – The Fortresses
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Safe Journeys!

#Valdivia #Chile
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9 February 1552, Santa María la Blanca de Valdivia was founded in Chile.

Let’s take a photographic journey there:

Valdivia II
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Safe Journeys!

#Valdivia #Chile
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts #travelbugsworld

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