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- ↑ Uta Ihrke-Buchroth, Religious Mobility and Social Aspirations of Neopentecostals in Lima, Peru, LIT Verlag Münster, Germany, 2014, page 86
- ↑ Rider Bendezú, larepublica.pe, Coliseo Amauta: De plaza de toros a centro religioso Archived 2017-01-01 at the Wayback Machine , Peru, September 26, 2012
- ↑ Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020
- ↑ Comunidad Cristiana Agua Viva, La iglesia Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine , Official Website, Peru, Retrieved January 3, 2017
