Valley of Guatemala
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The Valley of Guatemala is a highland basin in central Guatemala that has long been a major cultural and political center, encompassing the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú and the area of present-day Guatemala City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of Guatemala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3801381 — 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: Valley of Guatemala Context triple: [Kaminaljuyú, region, Valley of Guatemala]
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A.
Panajachel
Panajachel is a popular lakeside town on the shores of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, known for its scenic volcano views and vibrant tourism scene.
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B.
Guatemala Basin
The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
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C.
Famatina Valley
Famatina Valley is a prominent wine-producing region in Argentina’s La Rioja Province, known for its high-altitude vineyards and distinctive Torrontés and Malbec wines.
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D.
Hermigua valley
Hermigua Valley is a lush, terraced ravine on La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its banana plantations, hiking trails, and dramatic mountain and coastal scenery.
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E.
Valle de la Trinidad
Valle de la Trinidad is a region in northern Baja California, Mexico, known as part of the ancestral homeland of the Indigenous Kiliwa people.
- 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: Valley of Guatemala Target entity description: The Valley of Guatemala is a highland basin in central Guatemala that has long been a major cultural and political center, encompassing the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú and the area of present-day Guatemala City.
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A.
Panajachel
Panajachel is a popular lakeside town on the shores of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, known for its scenic volcano views and vibrant tourism scene.
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B.
Guatemala Basin
The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
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C.
Famatina Valley
Famatina Valley is a prominent wine-producing region in Argentina’s La Rioja Province, known for its high-altitude vineyards and distinctive Torrontés and Malbec wines.
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D.
Hermigua valley
Hermigua Valley is a lush, terraced ravine on La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its banana plantations, hiking trails, and dramatic mountain and coastal scenery.
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E.
Valle de la Trinidad
Valle de la Trinidad is a region in northern Baja California, Mexico, known as part of the ancestral homeland of the Indigenous Kiliwa people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland basin
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valley ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRegion | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| climate | temperate highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Guatemala City
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Kaminaljuyú archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
Kaminaljuyú
Metropolitan Area of Guatemala City ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| drainage | Pacific slope watersheds ⓘ |
| elevation | highland ⓘ |
| hasHistory |
Spanish colonial settlement
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modern urban development ⓘ pre-Columbian Maya occupation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
Late Classic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Classic Maya period
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic period
Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan Highlands
central Guatemala ⓘ |
| majorAncientSite |
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaminaljuyú
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| modernCapitalLocatedIn | Guatemala City ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| preColumbianInhabitants | Maya peoples ⓘ |
| presentDayUse | national capital region of Guatemala ⓘ |
| regionType | urbanized valley ⓘ |
| role |
economic center of Guatemala
ⓘ
political center of Guatemala ⓘ transportation hub of Guatemala ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valley of Guatemala Description of subject: The Valley of Guatemala is a highland basin in central Guatemala that has long been a major cultural and political center, encompassing the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú and the area of present-day Guatemala City.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kaminaljuyú