Puuc hills (Los Puuc)
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Puuc hills (Los Puuc) is a low, hilly region in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico known for its concentration of Late Classic Maya cities and the distinctive Puuc architectural style.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puuc hills | 1 |
| Puuc hills (Los Puuc) canonical | 1 |
| Ruta Puuc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7632362 — 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: Puuc hills (Los Puuc) Context triple: [Puuc style, associatedRegionNameOrigin, Puuc hills (Los Puuc)]
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A.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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B.
Cahal Pech
Cahal Pech is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize known for its hilltop plazas, temples, and long history of occupation.
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C.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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D.
Playa Caracol
Playa Caracol is a popular public beach in Cancún’s Hotel Zone known for its calm turquoise waters, soft white sand, and easy access to nearby shops and restaurants.
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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- 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: Puuc hills (Los Puuc) Target entity description: Puuc hills (Los Puuc) is a low, hilly region in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico known for its concentration of Late Classic Maya cities and the distinctive Puuc architectural style.
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A.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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B.
Cahal Pech
Cahal Pech is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize known for its hilltop plazas, temples, and long history of occupation.
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C.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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D.
Playa Caracol
Playa Caracol is a popular public beach in Cancún’s Hotel Zone known for its calm turquoise waters, soft white sand, and easy access to nearby shops and restaurants.
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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ hill region ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
colonnettes
ⓘ
elaborate stone masks of the rain god Chaac ⓘ long palace-type buildings ⓘ mosaic stone façades ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Puuc style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical subhumid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Late Classic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalCondition |
seasonal water scarcity
ⓘ
thin soils ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Chacmultún
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hacienda Yaxcopoil area sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Labná NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulchic NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohpat NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxkintok NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayil NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ Xlapak NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaxhom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInMayanLanguage | Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Los Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismRoute | Ruta Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | important Maya archaeological landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Puuc architectural style
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
concentration of Late Classic Maya cities ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yucatán Peninsula
ⓘ
southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
state of Campeche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNearby | northern Maya lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | hill or range of hills ⓘ |
| nearbyModernCity | Mérida, Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya area ⓘ |
| peakOccupationPeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | karstic uplands ⓘ |
| timeDepthOfOccupation | Preclassic to Postclassic periods ⓘ |
| topography | low hills ⓘ |
| vegetation | tropical dry forest ⓘ |
| waterManagementFeature |
artificial reservoirs
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chultunes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puuc hills (Los Puuc) Description of subject: Puuc hills (Los Puuc) is a low, hilly region in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico known for its concentration of Late Classic Maya cities and the distinctive Puuc architectural style.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ruta Puuc
this entity surface form:
Puuc hills