El Mirador
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El Mirador is a major ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, renowned for its massive pyramids and role as one of the earliest and largest Preclassic Maya urban centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| El Mirador canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4069649 — 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: El Mirador Context triple: [Petén Department, contains, El Mirador]
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A.
Mirador del Río
Mirador del Río is a scenic clifftop viewpoint and architectural landmark on the northern coast of Lanzarote, offering panoramic views over the island and the surrounding ocean.
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B.
Contadero
Contadero is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the Cuajimalpa de Morelos borough of western Mexico City, known for its proximity to the Santa Fe business district and surrounding green areas.
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C.
Paso Icalma
Paso Icalma is a mountain pass and international border crossing in the Andes connecting southern Argentina and Chile.
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D.
Mesa Grande
Mesa Grande is a significant prehistoric platform mound and archaeological site in present-day Mesa, Arizona, associated with the ancient Hohokam civilization.
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E.
Alto del Carmen
Alto del Carmen is a rural Chilean commune and town known for its vineyards, pisco production, and location in the mountainous Huasco Valley of the Atacama Region.
- 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: El Mirador Target entity description: El Mirador is a major ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, renowned for its massive pyramids and role as one of the earliest and largest Preclassic Maya urban centers.
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A.
Mirador del Río
Mirador del Río is a scenic clifftop viewpoint and architectural landmark on the northern coast of Lanzarote, offering panoramic views over the island and the surrounding ocean.
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B.
Contadero
Contadero is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the Cuajimalpa de Morelos borough of western Mexico City, known for its proximity to the Santa Fe business district and surrounding green areas.
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C.
Paso Icalma
Paso Icalma is a mountain pass and international border crossing in the Andes connecting southern Argentina and Chile.
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D.
Mesa Grande
Mesa Grande is a significant prehistoric platform mound and archaeological site in present-day Mesa, Arizona, associated with the ancient Hohokam civilization.
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E.
Alto del Carmen
Alto del Carmen is a rural Chilean commune and town known for its vineyards, pisco production, and location in the mountainous Huasco Valley of the Atacama Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site in Guatemala ⓘ |
| abandoned | around the end of the Late Preclassic period ⓘ |
| access |
reachable mainly by helicopter or multi-day trek
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remote jungle location ⓘ |
| approximateFloorspace | large urban area ⓘ |
| conservationEffort |
archaeological conservation projects
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proposals for Mirador Basin national park ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ian Graham ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| flourished | circa 300 BCE to 150 CE ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeways
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monumental architecture ⓘ stucco masks ⓘ water management systems ⓘ |
| hasPyramidHeight | La Danta pyramid is among the tallest pyramids in the Maya world ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
El Tigre pyramid
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La Danta pyramid ⓘ Mundo Perdido complex ⓘ
surface form:
Los Monos complex
triadic acropolis groups ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Columbian heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest large Maya urban centers
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large triadic pyramid complexes ⓘ massive pyramids ⓘ |
| languageContext | Classic Maya language area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petén Department
NERFINISHED
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northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| nearbySites |
Nakbé
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surface form:
Nakbe
Tintal ⓘ Xulnal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maya lowlands
ⓘ
Mirador Basin ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| researchedBy |
Richard D. Hansen
NERFINISHED
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various archaeological projects ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for complex Preclassic Maya political organization
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evidence for early large-scale urban planning ⓘ key site for understanding early Maya state formation ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Ian Graham ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
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illegal logging ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Preclassic period
ⓘ
Preclassic period (Maya civilization) ⓘ
surface form:
Preclassic Maya period
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Mirador Description of subject: El Mirador is a major ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, renowned for its massive pyramids and role as one of the earliest and largest Preclassic Maya urban centers.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.