Hierve el Agua
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Hierve el Agua is a natural site in Oaxaca, Mexico, famous for its petrified waterfalls and mineral-rich thermal springs set amid dramatic mountain scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hierve el Agua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2032460 — 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: Hierve el Agua Context triple: [State of Oaxaca, contains, Hierve el Agua]
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A.
Poás
Poás is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica known for its large crater, acidic crater lake, and frequent eruptions.
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B.
El Tatio geyser field
El Tatio geyser field is a high-altitude geothermal area in northern Chile’s Andes, famous for its numerous active geysers, steaming fumaroles, and dramatic sunrise landscapes.
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C.
Boiling Lake
Boiling Lake is a famous flooded fumarole and one of the world’s largest hot lakes, located in the volcanic interior of Dominica.
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D.
Momotombo
Momotombo is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.
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E.
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
- 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: Hierve el Agua Target entity description: Hierve el Agua is a natural site in Oaxaca, Mexico, famous for its petrified waterfalls and mineral-rich thermal springs set amid dramatic mountain scenery.
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A.
Poás
Poás is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica known for its large crater, acidic crater lake, and frequent eruptions.
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B.
El Tatio geyser field
El Tatio geyser field is a high-altitude geothermal area in northern Chile’s Andes, famous for its numerous active geysers, steaming fumaroles, and dramatic sunrise landscapes.
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C.
Boiling Lake
Boiling Lake is a famous flooded fumarole and one of the world’s largest hot lakes, located in the volcanic interior of Dominica.
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D.
Momotombo
Momotombo is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.
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E.
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
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natural site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| approxDistanceFrom | about 70 kilometers from Oaxaca City ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formationProcess | slow deposition of minerals over cliff edges ⓘ |
| formedBy | precipitation of minerals from spring water ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | road access from Oaxaca City ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid mountain climate ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic |
turquoise pools
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white mineral-covered cliffs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mineral springs
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mountain scenery ⓘ petrified waterfalls ⓘ thermal pools ⓘ travertine formations ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalType | travertine cascade ⓘ |
| hasNearbyArchaeologicalInterest | Zapotec cultural region ⓘ |
| hasPetrifiedWaterfallName |
Cascada Chica
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Cascada Grande ⓘ |
| hasPoolType | man-made basins fed by springs ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
surrounding mountains
ⓘ
valleys of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| hasWaterType |
mineral-rich water
ⓘ
slightly warm spring water ⓘ |
| isComparedTo |
Pamukkale-Hierapolis
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surface form:
Pamukkale in Turkey
|
| isPopularFor |
hiking
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landscape viewing ⓘ photography ⓘ swimming in natural pools ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
geological studies of travertine formations
ⓘ
tourism guides about Oaxaca ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
City of Oaxaca de Juárez
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca City
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| locatedIn |
Oaxaca state
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca
Sierra Mixe ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Mixe region
|
| locatedNear | San Lorenzo Albarradas ⓘ |
| managedBy | local community authorities ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | boil the water ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | appearance of bubbling spring water ⓘ |
| region |
Zimatlán Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
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| tourismType |
ecotourism destination
ⓘ
nature tourism site ⓘ |
| waterContains |
calcium carbonate
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magnesium ⓘ sulfur compounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hierve el Agua Description of subject: Hierve el Agua is a natural site in Oaxaca, Mexico, famous for its petrified waterfalls and mineral-rich thermal springs set amid dramatic mountain scenery.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.