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5 unusual facts about Circe Maia


Circe Maia

Her series of poems 'Poemas de Caraguatá, I, II, III & IV', take their name from the Maia's reflections provoked by an indigenous toponym of Tacuarembó Department in the north of the country, which may variously refer to a range of hills Cuchilla de Caraguatá, a local town named after that range of hills, a local river, the Caraguatá River, or a local plant.

Along with fellow writer Jesús Moraes, she is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers to be strongly identified with the north of the country.

Maia has lived for many years in the northern city of Tacuarembó.

Cuchilla de Caraguatá

'Caraguatá' is featured in the poetry of a local writer, Circe Maia.

Jesús Moraes

Along with fellow writer Circe Maia, he is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers to be strongly identified with the north of the country.



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