Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua
E408880
Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua is the main overland checkpoint between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, serving as a key hub for regional trade and passenger travel in Central America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4040685 — 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: Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua Context triple: [Costa Rican Route 1, borderCrossing, Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua]
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A.
Chacalluta border crossing
Chacalluta border crossing is a major land border checkpoint between Chile and Peru, serving as a key gateway near the city of Arica for international road traffic and trade.
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B.
Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing
The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing is a major international gateway for trade and travel between the United States and Mexico, linking Laredo, Texas, with Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
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C.
Brownsville–Matamoros crossing
The Brownsville–Matamoros crossing is a major international border crossing complex linking Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and serving as a key gateway for trade and travel between the United States and Mexico.
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D.
El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing
The El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing is a major binational urban gateway where the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, and the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez meet, forming one of the busiest land ports of entry between the two countries.
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E.
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Chinandega, Nicaragua is a major city in northwestern Nicaragua known for its agricultural production, especially sugarcane and rum, and its proximity to several active volcanoes.
- 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: Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua Target entity description: Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua is the main overland checkpoint between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, serving as a key hub for regional trade and passenger travel in Central America.
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A.
Chacalluta border crossing
Chacalluta border crossing is a major land border checkpoint between Chile and Peru, serving as a key gateway near the city of Arica for international road traffic and trade.
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B.
Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing
The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing is a major international gateway for trade and travel between the United States and Mexico, linking Laredo, Texas, with Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
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C.
Brownsville–Matamoros crossing
The Brownsville–Matamoros crossing is a major international border crossing complex linking Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and serving as a key gateway for trade and travel between the United States and Mexico.
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D.
El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing
The El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing is a major binational urban gateway where the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, and the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez meet, forming one of the busiest land ports of entry between the two countries.
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E.
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Chinandega, Nicaragua is a major city in northwestern Nicaragua known for its agricultural production, especially sugarcane and rum, and its proximity to several active volcanoes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border crossing
ⓘ
land border checkpoint ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Costa Rica
Nicaragua ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Nicaragua
|
| borderControlAuthority |
Costa Rican immigration authorities
ⓘ
Nicaraguan immigration authorities ⓘ |
| borderCrossingType | overland ⓘ |
| connectedToRoad |
Inter-American Highway
ⓘ
Pan-American Highway ⓘ |
| country |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
Nicaragua ⓘ |
| customsAuthority |
Costa Rican customs service
ⓘ
Nicaraguan customs service ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus terminal area
ⓘ
cargo inspection area ⓘ currency exchange services ⓘ customs inspection post ⓘ food and beverage vendors ⓘ immigration control post ⓘ parking area ⓘ public restrooms ⓘ |
| hasTimeZone | Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00) ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Guanacaste Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central America ⓘ |
| locatedNearTown | Peñas Blancas ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderBetween |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
Nicaragua ⓘ |
| nearbyCountryCapital |
Managua
ⓘ
San José ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor |
Central American road network
ⓘ
Pan-American Highway ⓘ
surface form:
Pan-American transport corridor
|
| significance |
key hub for regional trade in Central America
ⓘ
main overland checkpoint between Costa Rica and Nicaragua ⓘ major passenger transit point in Central America ⓘ |
| typicalTraffic |
international buses
ⓘ
local cross-border traffic ⓘ long-distance trucks ⓘ tourist vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bus transit
ⓘ
cargo truck crossing ⓘ freight transport ⓘ passenger travel ⓘ private vehicle crossing ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua Description of subject: Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua is the main overland checkpoint between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, serving as a key hub for regional trade and passenger travel in Central America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.