Tacaná, Guatemala
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Tacaná, Guatemala is a highland municipality in the San Marcos department near the Mexican border, known for its proximity to the towering Volcán Tacaná and its predominantly indigenous communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tacaná, Guatemala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16974939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tacaná, Guatemala Context triple: [Volcán Tacaná, nearbySettlement, Tacaná, Guatemala]
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A.
Flores, Guatemala
Flores, Guatemala is a small island city on Lake Petén Itzá that serves as the main tourist and transport hub for visiting the nearby ancient Maya ruins of Tikal.
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B.
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Huehuetenango, Guatemala is a city in western Guatemala known as a regional commercial hub near the Mexican border and as the capital of the department of the same name.
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C.
Coatepeque
Coatepeque is a town in southwestern Guatemala known as a regional commercial and transportation hub near the Mexican border.
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D.
Valley of Guatemala
The Valley of Guatemala is a highland basin in central Guatemala that has long been a major cultural and political center, encompassing the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú and the area of present-day Guatemala City.
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E.
Todos Santos Cuchumatán
Todos Santos Cuchumatán is a traditional highland Maya town in western Guatemala known for its distinctive indigenous culture, colorful festivals, and well-preserved customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tacaná, Guatemala Target entity description: Tacaná, Guatemala is a highland municipality in the San Marcos department near the Mexican border, known for its proximity to the towering Volcán Tacaná and its predominantly indigenous communities.
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A.
Flores, Guatemala
Flores, Guatemala is a small island city on Lake Petén Itzá that serves as the main tourist and transport hub for visiting the nearby ancient Maya ruins of Tikal.
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B.
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Huehuetenango, Guatemala is a city in western Guatemala known as a regional commercial hub near the Mexican border and as the capital of the department of the same name.
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C.
Coatepeque
Coatepeque is a town in southwestern Guatemala known as a regional commercial and transportation hub near the Mexican border.
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D.
Valley of Guatemala
The Valley of Guatemala is a highland basin in central Guatemala that has long been a major cultural and political center, encompassing the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú and the area of present-day Guatemala City.
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E.
Todos Santos Cuchumatán
Todos Santos Cuchumatán is a traditional highland Maya town in western Guatemala known for its distinctive indigenous culture, colorful festivals, and well-preserved customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.