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- ↑ Mellin, M.; Baker, C.P. (2008). Traveler's Companion Costa Rica. Globe Pequot Series. Globe Pequot Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7627-4446-6.
- ↑ Rostipollos incursionará en mercado mexicano (in Spanish)
