Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains, renowned as one of the most iconic archaeological sites and tourist destinations in the world.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100687 — 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: Machu Picchu Context triple: [Peru, contains, Machu Picchu]
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A.
Cerro Manqui
Cerro Manqui is a mountain in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts major astronomical observatories, including the Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory.
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B.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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C.
Meteora
Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Russian Hill
Russian Hill is a historic, upscale San Francisco neighborhood known for its steep streets, scenic bay views, and the famously crooked section of Lombard Street.
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E.
El Capitan
El Capitan is a massive vertical granite monolith in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed worldwide as one of the most iconic and challenging big-wall rock climbing destinations.
- 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: Machu Picchu Target entity description: Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains, renowned as one of the most iconic archaeological sites and tourist destinations in the world.
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A.
Cerro Manqui
Cerro Manqui is a mountain in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts major astronomical observatories, including the Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory.
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B.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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C.
Meteora
Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Russian Hill
Russian Hill is a historic, upscale San Francisco neighborhood known for its steep streets, scenic bay views, and the famously crooked section of Lombard Street.
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E.
El Capitan
El Capitan is a massive vertical granite monolith in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed worldwide as one of the most iconic and challenging big-wall rock climbing destinations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Incan citadel
ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| abandoned | 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inca emperor Pachacuti
ⓘ
surface form:
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
|
| buildingTechnique | ashlar masonry ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
| constructedFor | Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 15th century ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca
|
| distanceFromCusco | about 80 kilometers northwest ⓘ |
| elevation | about 2430 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
religious site
ⓘ
royal estate ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Inca trail access points
ⓘ
Temple of the Sun ⓘ
surface form:
Intihuatana stone
Room of the Three Windows ⓘ Temple of the Sun ⓘ agricultural terraces ⓘ central plaza ⓘ ceremonial platforms ⓘ residential sectors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
Cusco Region ⓘ Cusco Region ⓘ
surface form:
Machu Picchu District
Peru ⓘ Cusco Region ⓘ
surface form:
Urubamba Province
|
| locatedOn | ridge between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains ⓘ |
| mainAccessRoute |
Inca Trail
ⓘ
railway to Aguas Calientes followed by bus ⓘ |
| material | dry-stone walls ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Aguas Calientes ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Cusco ⓘ |
| NewSevenWondersOfTheWorldSince | 2007 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Urubamba River ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the New Seven Wonders of the World ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy | Hiram Bingham ⓘ |
| rediscoveryDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| region |
Sacred Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
|
| timeZone | Peru Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneUTCOffset | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| tourism | one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world ⓘ |
| touristArrivalsPerYear | over one million visitors in many years ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (ix) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machu Picchu Description of subject: Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains, renowned as one of the most iconic archaeological sites and tourist destinations in the world.
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Machu Picchu citadel
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Machu Picchu area vicinity
this entity surface form:
Machu Picchu citadel
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Alturas de Macchu Picchu