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- 1 2 "Providencia pagará cuenta de la llama de la libertad". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. October 7, 2003. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Apagan la "Llama Eterna de la Libertad" encendida por Pinochet". ABC Color (in Spanish). October 19, 2004. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ↑ Punta Arenas apaga la última Llama de la Libertad que ardía durante todo el año