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- ↑ "FREDERICK COOPER LLOSA". pucp.edu.pe (in Spanish).
- 1 2 "Frederick Cooper: la arquitectura de la vida". COSAS.PE (in Spanish). 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Frederick Cooper Llosa | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
- ↑ Wulfhart, Nell McShane (26 October 2017). "The Most Cosmopolitan Neighborhood in Lima". Wall Street Journal.
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