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- ↑ Zevallos, Luis Ortiz de (1976). Tierra Y Urbe (in Spanish). Unesco, Oficina Regional de Cultura para América Latina y el Caribe, Centro de Documentación.
- ↑ "Caribe Colombiano". PROCOLOMBIA (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Viajar al Caribe venezolano – Cosas del Caribe". www.cosasdelcaribe.es (in Spanish). 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
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