Maya Biosphere Reserve
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The Maya Biosphere Reserve is a vast protected area in northern Guatemala that conserves tropical rainforest ecosystems and numerous ancient Maya archaeological sites.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450515 — 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: Maya Biosphere Reserve Context triple: [Tikal, nearbyBiosphereReserve, Maya Biosphere Reserve]
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Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve is a protected mountainous area in western Cuba known for its rich biodiversity, lush forests, and role in conservation and ecotourism.
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Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve
The Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO-designated protected area in western Mexico renowned for its exceptional biodiversity, cloud forests, and role in conserving wild relatives of maize.
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Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve
Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve is a protected area in the Peruvian Amazon renowned for its exceptionally high biodiversity and unique white-sand forest ecosystems.
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Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve
Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve is a protected area in Bolivia’s Beni Department known for its Amazonian savanna and forest ecosystems that support high biodiversity and scientific research.
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Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory is a biodiverse protected area in central Bolivia that is both a national park and an indigenous territory, known for its Amazonian and Andean ecosystems and for being a focal point of environmental and indigenous rights movements.
- 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: Maya Biosphere Reserve Target entity description: The Maya Biosphere Reserve is a vast protected area in northern Guatemala that conserves tropical rainforest ecosystems and numerous ancient Maya archaeological sites.
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A.
Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve is a protected mountainous area in western Cuba known for its rich biodiversity, lush forests, and role in conservation and ecotourism.
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B.
Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve
The Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO-designated protected area in western Mexico renowned for its exceptional biodiversity, cloud forests, and role in conserving wild relatives of maize.
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C.
Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve
Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve is a protected area in the Peruvian Amazon renowned for its exceptionally high biodiversity and unique white-sand forest ecosystems.
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D.
Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve
Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve is a protected area in Bolivia’s Beni Department known for its Amazonian savanna and forest ecosystems that support high biodiversity and scientific research.
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E.
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory is a biodiverse protected area in central Bolivia that is both a national park and an indigenous territory, known for its Amazonian and Andean ecosystems and for being a focal point of environmental and indigenous rights movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biosphere reserve
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nature reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 21,000 square kilometers
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over 2,000,000 hectares ⓘ |
| biodiversity | high ⓘ |
| border |
Belize
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| contains |
Biotopo Protegido Naachtún-Dos Lagunas
ⓘ
Dos Lagunas Biotope ⓘ El Mirador ⓘ Laguna del Tigre National Park ⓘ Mirador-Río Azul National Park ⓘ Naachtún ⓘ Nakbé ⓘ Lacantún Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra del Lacandón National Park
Tikal ⓘ Uaxactún ⓘ Yaxhá ⓘ ancient Maya city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| designation |
biosphere reserve
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
tropical moist broadleaf forest
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tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| established | 1990 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
CONAP
ⓘ
Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
Baird's tapir
ⓘ
howler monkey ⓘ jaguar ⓘ ocelot ⓘ scarlet macaw ⓘ spider monkey ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | VI ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petén Department
ⓘ
northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lacandon Jungle
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya Forest
Mesoamerica ⓘ Selva Maya ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ illegal ranching ⓘ wildlife trafficking ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme ⓘ |
| zoning |
buffer zones
ⓘ
core zones ⓘ multiple-use zones ⓘ |
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Subject: Maya Biosphere Reserve Description of subject: The Maya Biosphere Reserve is a vast protected area in northern Guatemala that conserves tropical rainforest ecosystems and numerous ancient Maya archaeological sites.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Petén–Veracruz moist forests
this entity surface form:
Sierra del Lacandón National Park
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Maya Forest
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Maya Biosphere region
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Maya Biosphere Reserve region (vicinity)
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Maya Forest region
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Maya Biosphere region (wider area)
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Maya Biosphere Reserve core zone