Cabécar Indigenous territories
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Cabécar Indigenous territories are legally recognized ancestral lands in Costa Rica inhabited and managed by the Cabécar people, one of the country’s largest Indigenous groups.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabécar Indigenous Territory | 1 |
| Cabécar Indigenous territories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6934766 — 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: Cabécar Indigenous territories Context triple: [Cabécar, reserves, Cabécar Indigenous territories]
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A.
Indigenous territories of Mexico
The Indigenous territories of Mexico are regions historically and presently inhabited and governed by diverse Indigenous peoples, characterized by distinct cultural, linguistic, and communal land-use traditions.
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B.
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory is a biodiverse protected area in central Bolivia that is both a national park and an indigenous territory, known for its Amazonian and Andean ecosystems and for being a focal point of environmental and indigenous rights movements.
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C.
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve is a major protected area of tropical rainforest in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its high biodiversity and role in conserving part of the Lacandon Jungle.
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D.
Indio Maíz Biological Reserve
Indio Maíz Biological Reserve is a vast, biodiverse rainforest protected area in southeastern Nicaragua, renowned for its rich wildlife and relatively undisturbed tropical ecosystems.
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E.
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve is a protected natural area in southeastern Mexico known for its rich tropical rainforest ecosystems and high biodiversity within the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas.
- 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: Cabécar Indigenous territories Target entity description: Cabécar Indigenous territories are legally recognized ancestral lands in Costa Rica inhabited and managed by the Cabécar people, one of the country’s largest Indigenous groups.
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A.
Indigenous territories of Mexico
The Indigenous territories of Mexico are regions historically and presently inhabited and governed by diverse Indigenous peoples, characterized by distinct cultural, linguistic, and communal land-use traditions.
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B.
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory is a biodiverse protected area in central Bolivia that is both a national park and an indigenous territory, known for its Amazonian and Andean ecosystems and for being a focal point of environmental and indigenous rights movements.
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C.
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve is a major protected area of tropical rainforest in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its high biodiversity and role in conserving part of the Lacandon Jungle.
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D.
Indio Maíz Biological Reserve
Indio Maíz Biological Reserve is a vast, biodiverse rainforest protected area in southeastern Nicaragua, renowned for its rich wildlife and relatively undisturbed tropical ecosystems.
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E.
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve is a protected natural area in southeastern Mexico known for its rich tropical rainforest ecosystems and high biodiversity within the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous territory
ⓘ
collective land tenure system ⓘ |
| administeredAs | Indigenous reserves of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous movements for land rights in Costa Rica
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Talamanca Bribri-Cabécar cultural region ⓘ
linked to:
Talamanca Indigenous Territory
|
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
maintenance of traditional knowledge of forests and rivers
ⓘ
safeguarding Cabécar cosmology and spirituality ⓘ |
| environment |
high-biodiversity areas
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cabécar people ⓘ |
| governanceModel | collective self-governance ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cabécar traditional authorities ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Cabécar people ⓘ |
| landTenure | collective ownership ⓘ |
| landUse |
hunting and gathering
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spiritual and ceremonial activities ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ traditional agroforestry ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cabécar language
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Costa Rican Constitution
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linked to:
Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
ILO Convention 169 ⓘ Indigenous Law No. 6172 of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally recognized ancestral lands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
ⓘ
linked to:
Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
Talamanca mountain range ⓘ provinces of Limón and Cartago ⓘ |
| managementPrinciple |
collective decision-making
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| partOf | national system of Indigenous territories in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| population |
Cabécar people are among the largest Indigenous groups in Costa Rica
ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous people of Costa Rica
|
| purpose |
conservation of forests and watersheds
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protection of Cabécar culture and identity ⓘ protection of Cabécar language ⓘ protection of traditional livelihoods ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ancestral territory of the Cabécar people ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| rights |
autonomy in internal affairs
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collective land rights ⓘ free prior and informed consent ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
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illegal logging ⓘ land invasions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Cabécar Indigenous territories Description of subject: Cabécar Indigenous territories are legally recognized ancestral lands in Costa Rica inhabited and managed by the Cabécar people, one of the country’s largest Indigenous groups.
Referenced by (2)
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