Cabécar
E160526
The Cabécar are an Indigenous people of Costa Rica known for their Chibchan language, traditional subsistence practices, and relatively isolated communities in the country’s mountainous and forested regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabécar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1402552 — 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: Cabécar Context triple: [Isthmo-Colombian Area, hasIndigenousGroup, Cabécar]
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A.
Tacuba
Tacuba is a historic neighborhood in Mexico City known for its colonial-era architecture and role as a former pre-Hispanic town.
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B.
Sibaté
Sibaté is a municipality in central Colombia known for its agricultural production and proximity to Bogotá within the Cundinamarca Department.
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C.
Cáqueza
Cáqueza is a small municipality and town in the Andean region of central Colombia, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to Bogotá in the department of Cundinamarca.
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D.
Bejucal
Bejucal is a Cuban town and municipality known for its historic role in the island’s early railway system and its traditional “Charangas de Bejucal” carnival festivities.
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E.
Coloma
Coloma is a historic town in Northern California best known as the site of the 1848 gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush.
- 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: Cabécar Target entity description: The Cabécar are an Indigenous people of Costa Rica known for their Chibchan language, traditional subsistence practices, and relatively isolated communities in the country’s mountainous and forested regions.
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A.
Tacuba
Tacuba is a historic neighborhood in Mexico City known for its colonial-era architecture and role as a former pre-Hispanic town.
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B.
Sibaté
Sibaté is a municipality in central Colombia known for its agricultural production and proximity to Bogotá within the Cundinamarca Department.
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C.
Cáqueza
Cáqueza is a small municipality and town in the Andean region of central Colombia, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to Bogotá in the department of Cundinamarca.
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D.
Bejucal
Bejucal is a Cuban town and municipality known for its historic role in the island’s early railway system and its traditional “Charangas de Bejucal” carnival festivities.
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E.
Coloma
Coloma is a historic town in Northern California best known as the site of the 1848 gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| bilingualism | many Cabécar also speak Spanish ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| cosmology | complex Indigenous cosmology tied to landscape ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| culturalPractices |
music and dance
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| degreeOfIsolation | relatively high ⓘ |
| education | bilingual intercultural education programs in some communities ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Cartago Province
ⓘ
Limón Province ⓘ Puntarenas Province ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| language | Cabécar language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chibchan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
Cabécar language has ongoing revitalization efforts
ⓘ
Cabécar language is endangered ⓘ |
| population | one of the largest Indigenous groups in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| region |
Cordillera de Talamanca
ⓘ
Talamanca mountain range ⓘ |
| relatedGroups |
Bribri
ⓘ
surface form:
Bribri people
other Chibchan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
syncretic Indigenous–Christian beliefs ⓘ |
| reserves |
Cabécar Indigenous territories
ⓘ
Chirripó Indigenous Reserve ⓘ Talamanca Cabécar Indigenous Reserve ⓘ |
| rights | collective land rights recognized by Costa Rican law ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Cabécar people ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based structures
ⓘ
extended family households ⓘ |
| threats |
cultural assimilation
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deforestation ⓘ land pressure from settlers ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ root crops ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
circular houses
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMedicine |
shamanic healing practices
ⓘ
use of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering of wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| transportAccess | many communities accessible only by foot or horseback ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cabécar Description of subject: The Cabécar are an Indigenous people of Costa Rica known for their Chibchan language, traditional subsistence practices, and relatively isolated communities in the country’s mountainous and forested regions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.