Urubamba

E281312

human settlement town

Urubamba is a town in Peru’s Sacred Valley of the Incas, known as a gateway to Machu Picchu and surrounding Andean archaeological sites.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Urubamba River valley	5
Urubamba canonical	4
Urubamba Valley	4
Urubamba River gorge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2541930 — 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: Urubamba
Context triple: [Calca, locatedNear, Urubamba]

A. Riobamba
Riobamba is a city in the central highlands of Ecuador, known as a gateway to the Andes and nearby Chimborazo volcano.
B. Huaral
Huaral is a coastal agricultural city in central Peru known for its fruit production and proximity to Lima.
C. Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya is a major city in northern Burkina Faso known as an important commercial and administrative center of the region.
D. Yungas
Yungas is a humid, forested ecoregion along the eastern slopes of the Andes, known for its rich biodiversity and steep, cloud-covered valleys.
E. Yucay
Yucay is a small Andean town in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its traditional agriculture, Inca terraces, and scenic mountain surroundings.
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: Urubamba
Target entity description: Urubamba is a town in Peru’s Sacred Valley of the Incas, known as a gateway to Machu Picchu and surrounding Andean archaeological sites.

A. Riobamba
Riobamba is a city in the central highlands of Ecuador, known as a gateway to the Andes and nearby Chimborazo volcano.
B. Huaral
Huaral is a coastal agricultural city in central Peru known for its fruit production and proximity to Lima.
C. Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya is a major city in northern Burkina Faso known as an important commercial and administrative center of the region.
D. Yungas
Yungas is a humid, forested ecoregion along the eastern slopes of the Andes, known for its rich biodiversity and steep, cloud-covered valleys.
E. Yucay
Yucay is a small Andean town in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its traditional agriculture, Inca terraces, and scenic mountain surroundings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human settlement ⓘ town ⓘ
belongsTo	Cusco tourist circuit ⓘ
climate	Andean highland climate ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
economy	agriculture-based economy ⓘ tourism-based economy ⓘ
elevation	approximately 2,800 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasHeritage	Inca cultural heritage ⓘ
hasRiverValley	Urubamba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urubamba Valley
hasRole	tourist base for Sacred Valley ⓘ transport hub in Sacred Valley ⓘ
hasTransportConnection	road to Cusco ⓘ road to Ollantaytambo ⓘ road to Pisac ⓘ
isPartOfTouristRegion	Sacred Valley ⓘ surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
knownFor	access to Andean archaeological sites ⓘ agricultural production ⓘ gateway to Machu Picchu ⓘ proximity to Maras salt mines ⓘ proximity to Moray archaeological site ⓘ proximity to Ollantaytambo ⓘ proximity to Pisac ⓘ tourism ⓘ
languageUsed	Quechua ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Sacred Valley ⓘ surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Cusco Region ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ
locatedNear	Machu Picchu ⓘ Maras ⓘ Moray ⓘ Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ surface form: Ollantaytambo Pisac ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Urubamba River ⓘ
nearbyAirport	Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport ⓘ surface form: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco
partOf	Andes ⓘ
regionType	Andean valley town ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
timeZone	Peru Time ⓘ
touristActivity	cultural tourism ⓘ trekking ⓘ visits to Inca archaeological sites ⓘ
touristAttractionType	gateway town to Machu Picchu ⓘ
utcOffset	UTC−05:00 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calca → locatedNear → Urubamba ⓘ

Hiram Bingham → explored → Urubamba ⓘ

subject surface form: Hiram Bingham III

this entity surface form: Urubamba Valley

Maras → locatedInValley → Urubamba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urubamba Valley

Temple Hill → overlooks → Urubamba ⓘ