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- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ mincetur.gob.pe "Restos arqueológicos de Pirwayoq", retrieved on February 14, 2014
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