Lake Guatavita
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Lake Guatavita is a small circular crater lake in Colombia famed as a key inspiration for the legend of El Dorado, where the Muisca people are said to have performed gold offerings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Guatavita canonical | 11 |
| Laguna de Guatavita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10239974 — 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: Lake Guatavita Context triple: [El Dorado, associatedWithRegion, Lake Guatavita]
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A.
Lake Zirahuén
Lake Zirahuén is a scenic, high-altitude freshwater lake in Michoacán, Mexico, known for its clear waters, surrounding pine forests, and growing ecotourism activities.
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B.
Ubaque Lake
Ubaque Lake is a small Andean highland lake in central Colombia, known for its scenic setting and cultural significance to the indigenous Muisca people.
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C.
Lake Tota
Lake Tota is Colombia’s largest natural lake, located high in the Andes and known for its scenic beauty and ecological significance.
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D.
Laguna de Apoyeque
Laguna de Apoyeque is a volcanic crater lake in Nicaragua formed within the Apoyeque volcano on the Chiltepe Peninsula.
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E.
Cuicocha Lake
Cuicocha Lake is a scenic crater lake in the Ecuadorian Andes, known for its deep blue waters, volcanic islands, and popularity as an ecotourism and hiking destination.
- 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: Lake Guatavita Target entity description: Lake Guatavita is a small circular crater lake in Colombia famed as a key inspiration for the legend of El Dorado, where the Muisca people are said to have performed gold offerings.
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A.
Lake Zirahuén
Lake Zirahuén is a scenic, high-altitude freshwater lake in Michoacán, Mexico, known for its clear waters, surrounding pine forests, and growing ecotourism activities.
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B.
Ubaque Lake
Ubaque Lake is a small Andean highland lake in central Colombia, known for its scenic setting and cultural significance to the indigenous Muisca people.
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C.
Lake Tota
Lake Tota is Colombia’s largest natural lake, located high in the Andes and known for its scenic beauty and ecological significance.
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D.
Laguna de Apoyeque
Laguna de Apoyeque is a volcanic crater lake in Nicaragua formed within the Apoyeque volcano on the Chiltepe Peninsula.
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E.
Cuicocha Lake
Cuicocha Lake is a scenic crater lake in the Ecuadorian Andes, known for its deep blue waters, volcanic islands, and popularity as an ecotourism and hiking destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lake ⓘ |
| accessRestricted | yes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Dorado
ⓘ
Muisca civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Muisca
Muisca religion ⓘ |
| boatingAllowed | no ⓘ |
| category |
Lakes of Colombia
ⓘ
Sacred lakes ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cundinamarca Department ⓘ |
| climate | cool Andean climate ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred lake for the Muisca people ⓘ |
| diameter | about 400 to 700 metres ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Orinoco basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Orinoco Basin
|
| ecosystem | Andean montane forest surroundings ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formationType | crater ⓘ |
| governedBy | Colombian environmental authorities ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
natural reserve
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
19th-century and early 20th-century dredging attempts
ⓘ
attempted drainage in the colonial period ⓘ subject of Spanish treasure-hunting expeditions ⓘ |
| inspiredLegend | El Dorado ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological finds of gold artifacts
ⓘ
association with pre-Columbian goldwork ⓘ |
| languageOfToponymOrigin | Muysccubun ⓘ |
| legend | Muisca chief covered in gold dust bathed in the lake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cundinamarca Department ⓘ
linked to:
Cundinamarca region
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Guatavita, Cundinamarca
ⓘ
linked to:
Guatavita
|
| locatedNortheastOf | Bogotá ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 30 metres ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
New Guatavita town
ⓘ
linked to:
Guatavita town
|
| partOf | Muisca sacred landscape ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
emerald offerings thrown into the lake
ⓘ
gold offerings thrown into the lake ⓘ offerings of other valuables ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| swimmingAllowed | no ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ viewing point visits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Muisca ritual offerings
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Guatavita Description of subject: Lake Guatavita is a small circular crater lake in Colombia famed as a key inspiration for the legend of El Dorado, where the Muisca people are said to have performed gold offerings.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the golden one
subject linked to:
the golden one
subject linked to:
tunjos (small metal votive figures)
linked to: Lake Guatavita