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- ↑ CAF Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed on October 13, 2007
- 1 2 3 4 IIRSA.org - Guyana Shield Hub presentation Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ IIRSA.org - Project report on the Guianese Shield Hub
- ↑ IIRSA.org - Boa Vista-Bonfim-Lethem-Georgetown Road (1st Stage: Studies)
- ↑ IIRSA.org - Bridge over Río Takutu Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ IIRSA.org - Venezuela (Ciudad Guayana)-Guiana (Georgetown)-Suriname (Paramaribo) Road (1st Stage) Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ IIRSA.org - Improvement in Nieuw Nickerie-Paramaribo-Albina Road and International Crossing over Río Marowijne Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness" (2007)
- ↑ Amazon Rainforest at risk from initiative to connect South American economies
