Arenal

E83175

active volcano stratovolcano

Arenal is a prominent stratovolcano in northwestern Costa Rica, famed for its near-perfect conical shape and role as a major eco-tourism and geothermal energy site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Arenal Volcano	13
Arenal canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T642794 — 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: Arenal
Context triple: [Central American Volcanic Arc, hasNotableVolcano, Arenal]

A. Pacaya
Pacaya is an active stratovolcano in southern Guatemala known for its frequent eruptions and popularity as a hiking and lava-viewing destination.
B. Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
C. Caparrapí
Caparrapí is a municipality in central Colombia known for its rural character and location within the Andean region of the Cundinamarca Department.
D. San Pedro volcano
San Pedro volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its high elevation, arid surroundings, and association with the Central Volcanic Zone.
E. Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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: Arenal
Target entity description: Arenal is a prominent stratovolcano in northwestern Costa Rica, famed for its near-perfect conical shape and role as a major eco-tourism and geothermal energy site.

A. Pacaya
Pacaya is an active stratovolcano in southern Guatemala known for its frequent eruptions and popularity as a hiking and lava-viewing destination.
B. Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
C. Caparrapí
Caparrapí is a municipality in central Colombia known for its rural character and location within the Andean region of the Cundinamarca Department.
D. San Pedro volcano
San Pedro volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its high elevation, arid surroundings, and association with the Central Volcanic Zone.
E. Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ
age	Holocene ⓘ
climate	tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
country	Costa Rica ⓘ
elevation	1670 meters ⓘ about 5479 feet ⓘ
eruptionStyle	strombolian ⓘ vulcanian ⓘ
geologicalType	andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ
governingBody	National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica ⓘ
hasHazard	ash fall ⓘ lahars ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	Arenal Hanging Bridges ⓘ La Fortuna Waterfall ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility	geothermal power plants ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature	Arenal Observatory Lodge ⓘ Arenal hot spring resorts ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement	La Fortuna de San Carlos ⓘ
hasShape	near-perfect cone ⓘ
hasVegetation	tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasWildlife	howler monkeys ⓘ sloths ⓘ toucan species ⓘ
isTouristDestinationOf	Costa Rica ⓘ
knownFor	eco-tourism ⓘ geothermal energy production ⓘ hiking ⓘ hot springs ⓘ volcano viewing ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionStart	1968 ⓘ
locatedIn	Alajuela Province ⓘ northwestern Costa Rica ⓘ
locatedNear	La Fortuna ⓘ
mountainRange	Cordillera de Tilarán ⓘ
near	Lake Arenal ⓘ Monteverde region ⓘ
partOf	Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area ⓘ Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area ⓘ surface form: Arenal Volcano National Park
protectedBy	Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area ⓘ surface form: Arenal Volcano National Park
region	Costa Rican Rainforest ⓘ surface form: Northern Lowlands of Costa Rica
tectonicSetting	subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ
tourismType	adventure tourism ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ
usedFor	hydroelectric power support via Lake Arenal reservoir ⓘ
volcanicArc	Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central American Volcanic Arc → hasNotableVolcano → Arenal ⓘ

Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico → borders → Arenal ⓘ

subject surface form: Zapopan

Alajuela Province → contains → Arenal ⓘ