Pachacámac archaeological site
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The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pachacámac archaeological complex | 2 |
| Pachacamac Archaeological Sanctuary | 1 |
| Pachacamac archaeological site | 1 |
| Pachacamac sanctuary | 1 |
| Pachacámac archaeological site canonical | 1 |
| Temple of Pachacámac | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4448891 — 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: Pachacámac archaeological site Context triple: [Pachacámac, hasArchaeologicalSite, Pachacámac archaeological site]
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Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
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B.
Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
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C.
Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
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D.
Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
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E.
Pisac archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site is an ancient Inca complex in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its hillside agricultural terraces, ceremonial structures, and panoramic views over the Urubamba River.
- 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: Pachacámac archaeological site Target entity description: The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
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A.
Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
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B.
Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
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C.
Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
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D.
Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
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E.
Pisac archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site is an ancient Inca complex in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its hillside agricultural terraces, ceremonial structures, and panoramic views over the Urubamba River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological complex
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archaeological site ⓘ oracle center ⓘ pre-Columbian religious center ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Pachacámac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture |
Inca Empire
NERFINISHED
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Lima culture ⓘ Wari culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ychsma culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 40 kilometers southeast of central Lima ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
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oracle consultation center ⓘ pilgrimage center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| governedBy | Peruvian Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Site Museum of Pachacámac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acllahuasi
NERFINISHED
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Inca plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Painted Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ pyramids with ramps ⓘ residential sectors ⓘ storage buildings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major archaeological heritage site of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lima Region
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Lurín Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachacámac District NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | central coast of Peru ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pachacámac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Early Intermediate Period
NERFINISHED
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Late Horizon ⓘ Late Intermediate Period ⓘ Middle Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Andean religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures
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major pre-Columbian religious center on Peru’s central coast ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Inca Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wari Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Pachacámac archaeological site Description of subject: The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of Pachacámac
this entity surface form:
Pachacámac archaeological complex
this entity surface form:
Pachacamac sanctuary
this entity surface form:
Pachacamac Archaeological Sanctuary
this entity surface form:
Pachacamac archaeological site