San Agustín Archaeological Park
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San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colombia renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian megalithic sculptures, tombs, and ceremonial monuments.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Agustín Archaeological Park Context triple: [Huila Department, contains, San Agustín Archaeological Park]
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El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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Kaminaljuyú archaeological site
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city known for its extensive ruins, including pyramidal mounds and carved stone monuments, now located within modern Guatemala City.
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Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Agustín Archaeological Park Target entity description: San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colombia renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian megalithic sculptures, tombs, and ceremonial monuments.
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A.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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B.
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city known for its extensive ruins, including pyramidal mounds and carved stone monuments, now located within modern Guatemala City.
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C.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonmentPeriod | around 14th century ⓘ |
| altitude | about 1700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| area | about 116 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | San Agustín culture ⓘ |
| contains |
artificial mounds
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burial mounds ⓘ ceremonial monuments ⓘ funerary structures ⓘ megalithic sculptures ⓘ stone statues ⓘ terraces ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeansPeriod | 18th–19th centuries ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationPeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ministry of Culture of Colombia
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surface form:
Colombian Ministry of Culture
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| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
alignments of statues
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sarcophagi ⓘ stone altars ⓘ |
| hasComponentSite |
Alto de Lavapatas
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Alto de las Piedras ⓘ Alto de los Ídolos ⓘ Fuente de Lavapatas ⓘ Mesita A ⓘ Mesita B ⓘ Mesita C ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionReason |
exceptional testimony to a vanished Andean culture
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outstanding example of pre-Columbian monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex funerary architecture
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large stone anthropomorphic statues ⓘ pre-Columbian megalithic art ⓘ zoomorphic stone sculptures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huila Department
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southwestern Colombia ⓘ |
| mainOccupationPeriod | 1st to 8th centuries AD ⓘ |
| materialUsed | volcanic stone ⓘ |
| nearestTown | San Agustín, Huila ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean archaeological sites ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national archaeological park of Colombia ⓘ |
| tourismType |
archaeological tourism
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cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageId | 744 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion |
Latin America
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surface form:
Latin America and the Caribbean
|
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
San Agustín monumental sculpture zone
this entity surface form:
San Agustín archaeological core zone
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site San Agustín Archaeological Park