Laravel Installer Version 1.3.3 cannot be removed from my MAC

Trying to install Spark Laravel 3 I realized that my current laravel installer was version 1.3.3. Laravel Spark request version 1.3.4. several procedures were made in order to use version 1.3.4.

• update composer
• erase laravel installer from ~/.composer/vendor/bin etc.

no matter what I do, it seems that the installer is loaded and used from some cache. consequently an old version 1.3.3 is installed.

Running composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.3.4" version 1.3.4 is installed. running laravel -V says 1.3.4 but then when I install in

localhost/laravel

and run laravel -V it says 1.3.3

any help removing old 1.3.3 in favor of 1.3.4 from a macbook pro el capitan appreciated.

via Chebli Mohamed