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- ↑ "Hay disturbios en Huila, Quindío y Risaralda por paro cafetero". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "Bloqueadas 20 vías nacionales por paro cafetero". RCN Radio (in Spanish). 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sin acuerdo y con disturbios continua el paro cafetero". El Espectador (in Spanish). 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- 1 2 "Comité de Cafeteros rechaza marchas". La Tarde (in Spanish). 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Pese a aumento de subsidios, paro cafetero continúa en el Eje Cafetero". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Movimiento cafetero ordena levantar paro" (in Spanish). Government of Colombia.
- ↑ "Producción cafetera de últimos 12 meses hasta marzo cae 27%". El Espectador (in Spanish). 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Paro cafetero es injusto y está politizado: Fedecafe". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Presidente Santos consideró injustificado el paro de cafeteros". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 23 February 2013.