Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca
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The Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca is a small museum and former home dedicated to the life and work of German mathematician and archaeologist Maria Reiche, showcasing her research on and preservation of the Nazca Lines in Peru.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca canonical | 2 |
| Maria Reiche Observatory Tower near Nazca | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca Context triple: [Maria Reiche, hasMemorial, Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca]
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Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos
The Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos is a Peruvian museum renowned for its extensive collections and research on the archaeology and diverse indigenous cultures of Peru.
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Central Reserve Bank of Peru Museum
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru Museum is a cultural institution in Lima that showcases Peru’s numismatic history, pre-Columbian art, and archaeological artifacts.
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Maturango Museum
Maturango Museum is a regional museum in Ridgecrest, California, known for its exhibits on the natural and cultural history of the Mojave Desert and the nearby Coso Rock Art District.
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Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
The Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) is a renowned museum in Bogotá, Colombia, that houses one of the world’s largest and most important collections of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts and indigenous metalwork.
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Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca Target entity description: The Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca is a small museum and former home dedicated to the life and work of German mathematician and archaeologist Maria Reiche, showcasing her research on and preservation of the Nazca Lines in Peru.
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A.
Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos
The Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos is a Peruvian museum renowned for its extensive collections and research on the archaeology and diverse indigenous cultures of Peru.
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B.
Central Reserve Bank of Peru Museum
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru Museum is a cultural institution in Lima that showcases Peru’s numismatic history, pre-Columbian art, and archaeological artifacts.
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C.
Maturango Museum
Maturango Museum is a regional museum in Ridgecrest, California, known for its exhibits on the natural and cultural history of the Mojave Desert and the nearby Coso Rock Art District.
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D.
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
The Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) is a renowned museum in Bogotá, Colombia, that houses one of the world’s largest and most important collections of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts and indigenous metalwork.
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E.
Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical museum
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historic house museum ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nazca culture
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archaeology of Peru ⓘ history of science in Peru ⓘ |
| commemorates | work of Maria Reiche on Nazca Lines ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Maria Reiche ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Nazca Lines
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geoglyphs of southern Peru ⓘ |
| formerUse | residence of Maria Reiche ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
documents
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field notebooks of Maria Reiche ⓘ measuring instruments used by Maria Reiche ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
maps and drawings of the Nazca Lines
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materials on preservation of the Nazca Lines ⓘ personal belongings of Maria Reiche ⓘ photographs of the Nazca Lines ⓘ research of Maria Reiche on the Nazca Lines ⓘ |
| hasType | small museum ⓘ |
| heritageRole | promotes protection of the Nazca Lines ⓘ |
| languageOfExhibits |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nazca ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ica Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nazca Lines ⓘ |
| name | Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maria Reiche ⓘ |
| operatesAs | public museum ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
archaeology
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cultural heritage preservation ⓘ mathematics applied to archaeology ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist guides about Nazca ⓘ |
| theme |
archaeological research on Nazca Lines
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conservation of cultural heritage ⓘ life of Maria Reiche ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Maria Reiche Observatory Tower near Nazca