Riding the rails in Temuco, Chile. photo © Lorraine Caputo

Happy INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD!

#InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild #Children #GirlRights #HumanRights
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Happy TACO DAY!!!

WRAPPING IT ALL UP : Tacos, Burritos, Fajitas and Other Wraps
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4 October is SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI's feast day.

In the #Andes, the dry season ends and the rains begin.

AND THE RAIN COMES
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2 October 1968, in #MexicoCity's Plaza de las Tres Culturas, hundreds, if not thousands demonstrators were murdered.

#TLATELOLCO
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Happy POETRY DAY!

To celebrate, enjoy one (or more!) of my poetry collections – for free!
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September is POTATO MONTH.

POTATOES – A South American Native, a World-Wide Staple
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Celebrate World Tourism Day by poetically traveling to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia :

The Return of ANDINA AQUARELLES
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photo © Lorraine Caputo

Happy #LOBSTER DAY!

If you happen to be in the #Galápagos Islands, be sure to check out the XI Festival de la Langosta Sostenible (22-26 September)!

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24 September is the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy.

VIRGEN DE LA MERCED – VIRGIN OF MERCY
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LUCHA LIBRE ECUADOR!
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23 September 1917, El Santo, the famous Mexican masked wrestler, film actor and folk icon, was born.

Wrestling – called Lucha Libre in Latin America – is popular throughout the region.

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HAPPY SEPTEMBER EQUINOX!

Celebrate with my …

NEW PUBLICATIONS : Poetic and Travel – September Equinox 2026
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Sunrise over the #StraitOfMagellan. Punta Arenas, Chile. photo © Lorraine Caputo

21 September 1843, #Chile took possession of the Strait of Magellan.

INTO THE LAND OF FIRES
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Happy INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY!

STARGAZING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
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Desert Songs: North Mexico Corridos

At Blue Beach & Other Explorations: Chilling on Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Somewheres – Journeys in Southeast Mexico

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Come poetically journey with me to these nations!
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#IndependenceDay #CentralAmerica #ElSalvador #CostaRica #Travel #Poetry #TravelPoetry
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Come poetically journey with me to these nations!
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HALF-WAY ON DEATH AND BACK
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Come join me on a culinary quest!

CHICHA – A Peruvian Expedition
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It’s IGUANA AWARENESS DAY!

Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands. photo © Lorraine Caputo

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