Santa Elena, Yucatán
E851913
Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Elena, Yucatán canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10275231 — 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: Santa Elena, Yucatán Context triple: [Sayil, nearbySettlement, Santa Elena, Yucatán]
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A.
Pisté, Yucatán
Pisté, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that serves as the main gateway and service hub for visitors to the nearby Mayan archaeological site of Chichén Itzá.
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B.
Progreso, Yucatán
Progreso, Yucatán is a coastal city in southeastern Mexico known for its Gulf of Mexico beaches and role as a major cruise and commercial port for the state of Yucatán.
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C.
Campeche
Campeche is a historic coastal city in southeastern Mexico known for its well-preserved colonial fortifications and colorful architecture on the Gulf of Mexico.
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D.
Tuxpan
Tuxpan is a port city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, known for its Gulf Coast location and historical role as a departure point in the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Tuxpan
Tuxpan is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit, known for its agricultural economy and traditional cultural festivals.
- 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: Santa Elena, Yucatán Target entity description: Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
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A.
Pisté, Yucatán
Pisté, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that serves as the main gateway and service hub for visitors to the nearby Mayan archaeological site of Chichén Itzá.
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B.
Progreso, Yucatán
Progreso, Yucatán is a coastal city in southeastern Mexico known for its Gulf of Mexico beaches and role as a major cruise and commercial port for the state of Yucatán.
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C.
Campeche
Campeche is a historic coastal city in southeastern Mexico known for its well-preserved colonial fortifications and colorful architecture on the Gulf of Mexico.
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D.
Tuxpan
Tuxpan is a port city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, known for its Gulf Coast location and historical role as a departure point in the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Tuxpan
Tuxpan is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit, known for its agricultural economy and traditional cultural festivals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionLevel | municipal seat ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Aw (tropical savanna, Köppen) ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 20.3°N 89.7°W ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | significant Maya population ⓘ |
| distanceTo | Uxmal, Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToDescription | approximately 15–20 km from Uxmal ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Maya traditions
ⓘ
Yucatecan cuisine ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasLocalFestivity | Catholic religious festivals ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment | municipal government of Santa Elena ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalSeat | Santa Elena, Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ rural tourism ⓘ |
| isLocatedInRegion | southern Yucatán ⓘ |
| isPartOfTouristRoute | Puuc Route of Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Maya culture tourism
ⓘ
proximity to Maya archaeological sites ⓘ traditional Mayan communities ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Spanish
ⓘ
Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
Central Time Zone ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| locatedNear | Puuc Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Kabah archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labná archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruta Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayil archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of Santa Elena, Yucatán ⓘ |
| regionalCuisine |
cochinita pibil
ⓘ
poc chuc ⓘ |
| regionalLanguageStatus | bilingual Spanish–Yucatec Maya community ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roadConnection | Federal Highway 261 (Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | state of Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation | served mainly by regional buses and cars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santa Elena, Yucatán Description of subject: Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.