Mazatec region
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The Mazatec region is a culturally distinct area in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its indigenous Mazatec communities, language, and traditional use of psychoactive mushrooms in spiritual practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mazatec region canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13502611 — 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: Mazatec region Context triple: [Huautla de Jiménez region, partOf, Mazatec region]
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Mixteca region
The Mixteca region is a culturally rich area of southern Mexico, primarily in Oaxaca, Puebla, and Guerrero, known for its indigenous Mixtec civilization, archaeology, and pre-Hispanic codices.
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Mixteca Alta
Mixteca Alta is a mountainous region in present-day Oaxaca, Mexico, that served as the core cultural and political area of the pre-Columbian Mixtec people.
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Purépecha region
The Purépecha region is a culturally rich area in the Mexican state of Michoacán, historically home to the Purépecha people and known for its indigenous traditions, crafts, and colonial-era towns.
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La Huasteca Hidalguense
La Huasteca Hidalguense is a culturally rich and biodiverse region in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, known for its Huastec indigenous heritage, traditional music and dance, and lush tropical landscapes.
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E.
Acolhua region
The Acolhua region was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican territory in central Mexico, traditionally associated with the Acolhua people and centered around the city-state of Texcoco.
- 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: Mazatec region Target entity description: The Mazatec region is a culturally distinct area in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its indigenous Mazatec communities, language, and traditional use of psychoactive mushrooms in spiritual practices.
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A.
Mixteca region
The Mixteca region is a culturally rich area of southern Mexico, primarily in Oaxaca, Puebla, and Guerrero, known for its indigenous Mixtec civilization, archaeology, and pre-Hispanic codices.
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B.
Mixteca Alta
Mixteca Alta is a mountainous region in present-day Oaxaca, Mexico, that served as the core cultural and political area of the pre-Columbian Mixtec people.
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C.
Purépecha region
The Purépecha region is a culturally rich area in the Mexican state of Michoacán, historically home to the Purépecha people and known for its indigenous traditions, crafts, and colonial-era towns.
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D.
La Huasteca Hidalguense
La Huasteca Hidalguense is a culturally rich and biodiverse region in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, known for its Huastec indigenous heritage, traditional music and dance, and lush tropical landscapes.
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E.
Acolhua region
The Acolhua region was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican territory in central Mexico, traditionally associated with the Acolhua people and centered around the city-state of Texcoco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
indigenous region ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | partly in Cañada region of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | María Sabina ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
high fungal diversity
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high plant diversity ⓘ |
| climate |
cloud forest zones
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humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | strong preservation of Mazatec customs ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Mazatec oral tradition
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indigenous textiles ⓘ ritual chanting ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
bean cultivation
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coffee cultivation ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| educationLanguagePolicy | bilingual education programs in Spanish and Mazatec ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mazatec people ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón
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Huautla de Jiménez ⓘ Jalapa de Díaz ⓘ Mazatlán Villa de Flores ⓘ San José Tenango ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | site of mid-20th-century ethnomycological research ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mazatec shamanism
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indigenous spiritual practices ⓘ traditional use of psychoactive mushrooms ⓘ |
| language | Mazatec languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | high degree of bilingualism in Spanish and Mazatec ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Mazateca
ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | State of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| partOf | Oaxaca ⓘ |
| populationType | predominantly indigenous ⓘ |
| religion | syncretic Catholic and indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | mushroom veladas ⓘ |
| socioeconomicStatus | high levels of marginalization ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
deep canyons
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mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| traditionalMedicine | entheogenic rituals ⓘ |
| traditionalPlantUse |
Salvia divinorum
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psilocybin mushrooms ⓘ |
| transportationIssue | difficult road access ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mazatec region Description of subject: The Mazatec region is a culturally distinct area in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its indigenous Mazatec communities, language, and traditional use of psychoactive mushrooms in spiritual practices.
Referenced by (4)
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