Urubamba River
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The Urubamba River is a major waterway in Peru’s Andes that carves through the region of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, playing a crucial role in Inca history and agriculture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urubamba River canonical | 21 |
| Vilcanota River | 3 |
| Urubamba River valley | 2 |
| Urubamba | 1 |
| Urubamba River basin | 1 |
| Urubamba basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440636 — 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.
Target entity: Urubamba River Context triple: [Sacred Valley, followsRiver, Urubamba River]
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A.
Aconcagua River
The Aconcagua River is an important waterway in central Chile that flows from the Andes Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its valley.
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B.
Limarí River
The Limarí River is a significant watercourse in north-central Chile that supports agriculture and viticulture as it flows through the semi-arid Coquimbo Region to the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Rímac River
The Rímac River is a major waterway in central Peru that flows from the Andes through the city of Lima to the Pacific Ocean, serving as a crucial source of water for the capital region.
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D.
Illapel River
The Illapel River is a watercourse in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that flows through the Choapa Province, supporting local agriculture and communities in a semi-arid landscape.
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E.
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a major waterway in western Ecuador that flows through the coastal lowlands and the city of Guayaquil before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Urubamba River Target entity description: The Urubamba River is a major waterway in Peru’s Andes that carves through the region of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, playing a crucial role in Inca history and agriculture.
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A.
Aconcagua River
The Aconcagua River is an important waterway in central Chile that flows from the Andes Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its valley.
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B.
Limarí River
The Limarí River is a significant watercourse in north-central Chile that supports agriculture and viticulture as it flows through the semi-arid Coquimbo Region to the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Rímac River
The Rímac River is a major waterway in central Peru that flows from the Andes through the city of Lima to the Pacific Ocean, serving as a crucial source of water for the capital region.
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D.
Illapel River
The Illapel River is a watercourse in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that flows through the Choapa Province, supporting local agriculture and communities in a semi-arid landscape.
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E.
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a major waterway in western Ecuador that flows through the coastal lowlands and the city of Guayaquil before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Urubamba River
ⓘ
surface form:
Vilcanota River
|
| associatedWith |
Qhapaq Ñan
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca road network
Inca terraces ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | considered sacred in Inca cosmology ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | Andean and Amazonian transitional river system ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Machu Picchu area
ⓘ
Sacred Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
|
| formsValley |
Sacred Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
|
| historicalSignificance |
formed part of the heartland of the Inca Empire
ⓘ
important for Inca agriculture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quechua ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ Sacred Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
|
| mouthOf | Ucayali River ⓘ |
| nearArchaeologicalSite |
Machu Picchu
ⓘ
Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ Pisac archaeological site ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazon River basin
|
| passesNear |
Aguas Calientes
ⓘ
Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
Ollantaytambo
Pisac ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Peru ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes of southern Peru
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| supports |
biodiversity of Andean-Amazonian corridor
ⓘ
traditional Andean agriculture ⓘ |
| tourismImportance |
major attraction due to proximity to Machu Picchu
ⓘ
popular for rafting in some stretches ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Ucayali River ⓘ |
| upperCourseName |
Urubamba River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vilcanota River
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| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Urubamba River Description of subject: The Urubamba River is a major waterway in Peru’s Andes that carves through the region of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, playing a crucial role in Inca history and agriculture.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.