Vilcabamba Range
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The Vilcabamba Range is a remote Andean mountain chain in south-central Peru, known for its rugged peaks, cloud forests, and Inca archaeological sites including the last strongholds of the Inca Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cordillera Vilcabamba | 1 |
| Vilcabamba Range canonical | 1 |
| Vilcabamba mountain range | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11577658 — 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: Vilcabamba Range Context triple: [Choquequirao, mountainRange, Vilcabamba Range]
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A.
Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges are a forested mountain range and regional park in New Zealand known for supplying much of Auckland’s water and offering extensive hiking and outdoor recreation.
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B.
Maipo Andes
Maipo Andes is the higher-altitude, inland subregion of Chile’s Maipo Valley wine area, renowned for producing structured, age-worthy red wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, from vineyards on the Andean foothills.
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C.
Cordillera de Apaneca
Cordillera de Apaneca is a volcanic mountain range in western El Salvador known for its chain of prominent volcanoes and scenic highland landscapes.
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D.
Fra Cristóbal Mountains
The Fra Cristóbal Mountains are a rugged, isolated mountain range in central New Mexico, known for their stark desert landscapes and proximity to historic travel routes and test sites.
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E.
Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca is a prominent Peruvian mountain range in the Andes, renowned for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
- 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: Vilcabamba Range Target entity description: The Vilcabamba Range is a remote Andean mountain chain in south-central Peru, known for its rugged peaks, cloud forests, and Inca archaeological sites including the last strongholds of the Inca Empire.
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A.
Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges are a forested mountain range and regional park in New Zealand known for supplying much of Auckland’s water and offering extensive hiking and outdoor recreation.
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B.
Maipo Andes
Maipo Andes is the higher-altitude, inland subregion of Chile’s Maipo Valley wine area, renowned for producing structured, age-worthy red wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, from vineyards on the Andean foothills.
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C.
Cordillera de Apaneca
Cordillera de Apaneca is a volcanic mountain range in western El Salvador known for its chain of prominent volcanoes and scenic highland landscapes.
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D.
Fra Cristóbal Mountains
The Fra Cristóbal Mountains are a rugged, isolated mountain range in central New Mexico, known for their stark desert landscapes and proximity to historic travel routes and test sites.
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E.
Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca is a prominent Peruvian mountain range in the Andes, renowned for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean mountain range
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mountain range ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inca resistance to Spanish rule
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lost city of Vilcabamba ⓘ
linked to:
Old Vilcabamba
|
| climate | humid subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Inca site of Espíritu Pampa
ⓘ
linked to:
Inca site of Vitcos
Inca site of Vitcos ⓘ Neo-Inca capital region of Vilcabamba ⓘ Vilcabamba Valley ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Andean cultural area ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
high Andean grasslands
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montane cloud forest ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fold mountains ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
high bird diversity
ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep river gorges
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dense forest cover ⓘ steep valleys ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Peru ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
|
| historicalSignificance | refuge of the Neo-Inca State after Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Inca archaeological sites
ⓘ
cloud forests ⓘ last strongholds of the Inca Empire ⓘ rugged peaks ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Quechua-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
south-central Peru ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Cusco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andes
ⓘ
Central Andes ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ unsustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| timeZone | Peru Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vilcabamba Range Description of subject: The Vilcabamba Range is a remote Andean mountain chain in south-central Peru, known for its rugged peaks, cloud forests, and Inca archaeological sites including the last strongholds of the Inca Empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vilcabamba Range
linked to: Vilcabamba Range