Ice Maiden of Ampato
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The Ice Maiden of Ampato is a remarkably well-preserved Inca mummy of a young girl sacrificed in a high-altitude ritual on the Ampato volcano in Peru, offering crucial insights into Inca religion, culture, and mortuary practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ice Maiden of Ampato canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11955000 — 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: Ice Maiden of Ampato Context triple: [Ampato, discoverySiteOf, Ice Maiden of Ampato]
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A.
Momotombo
Momotombo is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.
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B.
Achamán
Achamán is the supreme creator god in the traditional religion of the Guanche people of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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C.
Huaylas Yupanqui
Huaylas Yupanqui was an Inca noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Huayna Capac, who became a consort of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro during the early colonial period in Peru.
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D.
Kerepakupai Merú
Kerepakupai Merú is the indigenous Pemon name for Angel Falls, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall located in Venezuela.
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E.
Catamayo
Catamayo is a significant urban center in southern Ecuador known for its agricultural production and proximity to the city of Loja.
- 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: Ice Maiden of Ampato Target entity description: The Ice Maiden of Ampato is a remarkably well-preserved Inca mummy of a young girl sacrificed in a high-altitude ritual on the Ampato volcano in Peru, offering crucial insights into Inca religion, culture, and mortuary practices.
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A.
Momotombo
Momotombo is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.
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B.
Achamán
Achamán is the supreme creator god in the traditional religion of the Guanche people of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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C.
Huaylas Yupanqui
Huaylas Yupanqui was an Inca noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Huayna Capac, who became a consort of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro during the early colonial period in Peru.
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D.
Kerepakupai Merú
Kerepakupai Merú is the indigenous Pemon name for Angel Falls, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall located in Venezuela.
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E.
Catamayo
Catamayo is a significant urban center in southern Ecuador known for its agricultural production and proximity to the city of Loja.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ampato